Grover
English surname meaning “grove dweller”; American parents adopted it for President Grover Cleveland.
1884peak year
No. 20best rank (1884)
27,205babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Grover appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1884 to 1893. Its biggest year was 1884, when 802 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 20 nationally. All told, 27,205 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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Explore Grover interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,184 | No. 20 |
| 1890s | 1,498 | No. 47 |
| 1900s | 626 | No. 221 |
| 1910s | 4,112 | No. 188 |
| 1920s | 5,592 | No. 196 |
| 1930s | 3,397 | No. 272 |
| 1940s | 3,140 | No. 320 |
| 1950s | 2,478 | No. 370 |
| 1960s | 1,352 | No. 596 |
| 1970s | 723 | No. 811 |
| 1980s | 375 | No. 1225 |
| 1990s | 163 | No. 2553 |
| 2000s | 130 | No. 4389 |
| 2010s | 197 | No. 3607 |
| 2020s | 146 | No. 3883 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.