Grant Wistrom
There are approximately 1 people named Grant Wistrom living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Grant with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wistrom. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Grant
118K
Alive today
Named Wistrom
343
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 118K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1997
Average age: 30
Estimated bearers: 343
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #64,721
Per 100K: 0.10
Top ancestry: White (96.1%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wistrom surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wistrom, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.1%.
- White96.1%
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).
The surname Wistrom appears at a rate of 0.10 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Grant Wistrom. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Grant
FAQ
Grant Wistrom: questions and answers
How many people are named Grant Wistrom?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Grant Wistrom. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0345%) with the surname frequency (0.10 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Grant Wistrom?
We classify Grant Wistrom as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.