Granville is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Granville means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Granville across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Granville has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Granville is a boy name of French origin meaning “large town, great estate”. A surname of Norman origin used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,501 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Granville per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (148/yr).
Granville is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #1,068 nationally (given to 148 babies that year).
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