Granada
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro.
Meaning & Origin of Granada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Granada
The earliest SSA record of Granada as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Granada — #6,319 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Granadas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1980 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Granadas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Granada
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- Ibn al-Jayyab (1274–1349), poet and vizier
- al-Sahili (1290–1346), poet, Islamic scholar, architect and traveler
- Ibn Juzayy (1294–1340), Maliki scholar
- Ibn al-Khatib (1313–1374), poet and historian
- Ibn Zamrak (1333–1393), poet and vizier
- Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi (11th century), engineer and inventor
- Al-Tighnari (died 1118), agronomist, botanist, poet and traveler
- Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (c.1080-1170), traveler
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Names that sound like Granada
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About the name Granada
Granada is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Granada's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #6,319. Use the chart and map above to compare Granada's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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