Given name
Grantley
“from the large meadow”
Grantley is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the large meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the large meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Grantley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 180
- 180 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,857 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,857 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 317 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Grantley’s family of names
Grantley has a related form in Grantlea. Grantley has a related form in Grantleah. Grantley has a related form in Grantlee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Grantley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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