Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Grover

#705 most common boys' name of all time · #1,582 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#705
Rank overall
#1,582 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
27,205
Since 2016
246
Peak year
1884 #20
Best rank
#20 1884
Girls Boys peak 809/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Grover is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 24 24 #4,252
2024 — 26 26 #4,074
2023 — 28 28 #3,884
2022 — 25 25 #4,185
2021 — 24 24 #4,249
2020 — 19 19 #4,858
2019 — 26 26 #4,006
2018 — 30 30 #3,609
2017 — 27 27 #3,889
2016 — 17 17 #5,321
2015 — 19 19 #4,892
2014 — 15 15 #5,735
2013 — 28 28 #3,662
2012 — 9 9 #8,168
2011 — 9 9 #8,092
2010 — 17 17 #5,258
2009 — 10 10 #7,698
2008 — 15 15 #5,770
2007 — 13 13 #6,270
2006 — 15 15 #5,526
2005 — 10 10 #7,109
2004 — 12 12 #6,143
2003 — 11 11 #6,264
2002 — 15 15 #4,927
2001 — 12 12 #5,673
2000 — 17 17 #4,390
1999 — 16 16 #4,344
1998 — 11 11 #5,473
1997 — 15 15 #4,250
1996 — 17 17 #3,836
1995 — 12 12 #4,803
1994 — 9 9 #5,879
1993 — 20 20 #3,249
1992 — 18 18 #3,463
1991 — 19 19 #3,229
1990 — 26 26 #2,556
1989 — 30 30 #2,247
1988 — 32 32 #1,990
1987 — 31 31 #1,975
1986 — 34 34 #1,791
1985 — 32 32 #1,835
1984 — 38 38 #1,582
1983 — 35 35 #1,651
1982 — 41 41 #1,515
1981 — 56 56 #1,225
1980 — 46 46 #1,392
1979 — 57 57 #1,208
1978 — 48 48 #1,300
1977 — 57 57 #1,162
1976 — 68 68 #1,005
1975 — 56 56 #1,129
1974 — 74 74 #948
1973 — 84 84 #866
1972 — 82 82 #888
1971 — 99 99 #812
1970 — 98 98 #820
1969 — 105 105 #762
1968 — 101 101 #743
1967 — 110 110 #706
1966 — 112 112 #699
1965 — 129 129 #653
1964 — 156 156 #622
1963 — 138 138 #666
1962 — 156 156 #618
1961 — 172 172 #603
1960 — 173 173 #597
1959 — 166 166 #602
1958 — 198 198 #548
1957 — 221 221 #516
1956 — 233 233 #497
1955 — 269 269 #453
1954 — 218 218 #491
1953 — 269 269 #432
1952 — 271 271 #421
1951 — 299 299 #392
1950 — 334 334 #370
1949 — 268 268 #412
1948 — 331 331 #371
1947 — 323 323 #381
1946 6 312 318 #368
1945 — 263 263 #370
1944 — 343 343 #326
1943 — 361 361 #320
1942 — 333 333 #334
1941 — 297 297 #335
1940 — 309 309 #320
1939 6 315 321 #313
1938 — 336 336 #298
1937 — 293 293 #314
1936 — 282 282 #320
1935 — 329 329 #301
1934 — 316 316 #305
1933 — 334 334 #290
1932 — 381 381 #279
1931 5 410 415 #272
1930 — 401 401 #284
1929 5 434 439 #268
1928 — 472 472 #261
1927 — 492 492 #258
1926 7 529 536 #245
1925 8 517 525 #249
1924 9 566 575 #241
1923 — 575 575 #230
1922 7 633 640 #204
1921 — 690 690 #198
1920 10 684 694 #196
1919 6 680 686 #189
1918 5 673 678 #188
1917 — 540 540 #209
1916 — 590 590 #194
1915 — 478 478 #218
1914 — 416 416 #200
1913 — 289 289 #219
1912 — 219 219 #236
1911 — 114 114 #239
1910 — 113 113 #221
1909 — 97 97 #221
1908 — 85 85 #226
1907 — 71 71 #250
1906 — 65 65 #244
1905 — 49 49 #283
1904 — 58 58 #252
1903 — 55 55 #252
1902 — 45 45 #284
1901 — 49 49 #248
1900 — 52 52 #289
1899 — 33 33 #308
1898 — 41 41 #287
1897 — 56 56 #234
1896 — 74 74 #205
1895 — 93 93 #168
1894 — 118 118 #137
1893 — 289 289 #67
1892 5 454 459 #47
1891 — 163 163 #100
1890 — 177 177 #99
1889 — 210 210 #84
1888 — 474 474 #44
1887 — 290 290 #59
1886 — 407 407 #45
1885 6 768 774 #20
1884 7 802 809 #20
1883 — 127 127 #104
1882 — 56 56 #220
1881 — 32 32 #285
1880 — 18 18 #410