Grant Cook
There are approximately 115 people named Grant Cook living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,980,473 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Grant with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cook. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
115
1 in 2,980,473
Named Grant
118K
Alive today
Named Cook
333K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 118K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1997
Average age: 30
Top Census group: White (87.1%)
Estimated bearers: 333K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #66
Per 100K: 97.15
Top ancestry: White (78.9%)
First name trend
Grant: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Grant. The peak year was 1997 with 3,315 births. The average person named Grant today is 30 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Grant
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Grant, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 87.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Grant described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Grant at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.1% · 95,092
- Two or more races4.1% · 4,475
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 3,653
- Black or African American3.0% · 3,300
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 2,155
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 527
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cook surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cook, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cook described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cook at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.9% · 229,134
- Black or African American12.2% · 35,370
- Two or more races4.2% · 12,156
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 9,163
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,621
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,942
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Grant has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0345% of the US population, based on 118,401 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Grant right now.
The surname Cook appears at a rate of 97.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0972%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 115 people with the full name Grant Cook. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Grant Cook: questions and answers
How many people are named Grant Cook?
We estimate approximately 115 people in the United States share the full name Grant Cook. That works out to about 1 in 2,980,473 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0345%) with the surname frequency (97.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Grant Cook?
We classify Grant Cook as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,980,473 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Grant a male or female name?
Grant is predominantly male. Out of 135,103 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Grant profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Grant Cook?
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