Names / Boy names
Grove
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#956
in 1883
First recorded
1883
in U.S. data
Children named
124
since 1883
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #956 in 1883 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Grove first appears in American naming records in 1883, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1883, at #956 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 124 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.