Granite
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GRAN-it
- Origin
- English
Granite is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “granite”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Granite mean?
English: English word, from Italian granito
“granite”
The English word for the hard igneous rock, from Italian granito, meaning grained.
Is Granite a girl's or a boy's name?
Granite is a boys' name.
How popular is Granite in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Granite in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Granite in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Granite
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlie, Fletcher, George, Ambrose, Henry, Porter, Noble, Prince, August, Otto, Sincere, Oscar
Names related to Granite
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Granite: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/granite, updated 20 October 2026.