The first name Grover
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊvɚ/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
From grove + -er.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Grover at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 boys born in the United States were named Grover, the 4,298th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1884, when 802 were.
27,205
babies named Grover since 1880
#4,298
rank in 2025
1884
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Grover
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Grover Cleveland22nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
- Grover Washington Jr.American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999)
- Grover FurrAcademic, born 1944
- Grover JonesAmerican screenwriter (1893–1940)
- Grover DaleAmerican actor, dancer and choreographer, born 1935
- Grover NorquistAmerican conservative activist and lobbyist, born 1956
- Grover KrantzAmerican biological anthropologist (1931–2002)
- Grover MitchellAmerican trombonist (1930–2003)
- Gene AutryAmerican actor and singer (1907–1998)
- James FranciscusAmerican actor (1934-1991)
Questions
- What does the name Grover mean?
- From grove + -er.
- Is Grover a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 27,205 US babies named Grover since 1880 were boys.
- When was Grover most popular?
- 1884 in the United States, when 802 babies were named Grover, its highest rank at 20th.
- How do you pronounce Grover?
- Grover is /ˈɡɹoʊvɚ/, 2 syllables.
- Is Grover also a surname?
- Yes. Grover is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.