Granit
Granit may refer to the following people:Given nameGranit Lekaj, Kosovo–born Swiss–Albanian football player Granit Rugova, Kosovan basketball player Granit Taropin, Russian wrestling coach Granit Xhaka, Swiss-Albanian football playerSurnameRagnar Granit (1900–1991), Finnish scientist Yalçın Granit (1932–2020), Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Granit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Granit may refer to the following people:Given nameGranit Lekaj, Kosovo–born Swiss–Albanian football player Granit Rugova, Kosovan basketball player Granit Taropin, Russian wrestling coach Granit Xhaka, Swiss-Albanian football playerSurnameRagnar Granit (1900–1991), Finnish scientist Yalçın Granit (1932–2020), Turkish basketball player, coach and sports journalist
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Granit
The earliest SSA record of Granit as a baby boy name dates back to 2023, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Granit — #12,230 in the national rankings. Granit last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Granit
Phonetically similar names — useful when Granit is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Granite
- Grummet
- Granate
- Granat
- Grimmett
- Granted
- Grenade
- Grunt
- Granade
- Grommet
- Gromet
- Gunit
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Granit
Granit is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Granit's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #12,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Granit'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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