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Grover

boy name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“English surname, 'one who lives by a grove of trees'”

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Grover peaked in the 1890s.

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Popularity in Brazil

112 people · the #38,089 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 34

1980s1990s

Among people named Grover living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Grover

People given the name Grover in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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