Holding steady.
Popularity of Granvil since 1912
Babies named Granvil per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Granvil's real moment was 1912.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 |
| 1920s | 107 |
| 1930s | 47 |
| 1940s | 43 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Granvil is a rare American given name, a short form or respelling of Granville. It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912, the same year it reached its peak usage. The name has never been common; its one-in-N ratio is effectively incalculable due to extremely low frequency. The trajectory has been consistently stable, with no revival in later decades. Granvil fits the early 20th-century trend of adopting surname-names as first names, especially those with an aristocratic Norman sound. Its rarity means it has never been tied to any particular state or region. For parents seeking an obscure, historically grounded name, Granvil offers a distinctively old-fashioned feel without the weight of a famous bearer.
Granvil is likely a respelling or shortening of Granville, an English surname derived from the Norman place name Grandville, from Old French grand 'large, great' and ville 'settlement, town'. It emerged as a given name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, following the fashion for surname-names. Records show minimal but steady use, almost exclusively for boys, since the 1910s.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Granville
Sibling names for Granvil
Names that share Granvil's style, for a brother or sister.
