Grover

English

"lives near a grove of trees"

Grover Origin and Meaning

The name Grover is a boy's name of English origin meaning "lives near a grove of trees".

Forget the furry blue Muppet, forget corpulent President Cleveland (not too difficult), and consider this name anew. We think it's spunky, a little funky, and well worth a second look.

President (Stephen) Grover Cleveland is actually a more than respectable namesake. The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, he was well liked and respected. Many children were named in his honor, including the major league Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. Another well known Grover is jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.

Not surprisingly, Grover was at its most popular as a baby name around the time of Cleveland's presidency;it was Number 20 in 1884 and 1885.

Grover Rank in US Top 1000

# 955 in the US

Grover Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1438 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Grover

• 1438 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Grover

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Grover.

• Woodrow
• Pip
• Art
• Artie
• Lou
• Jem
• Gulliver
• Iggy
• Ike
• Huey
• Digby
• Fritz
• Kermit
• Sully
• Waldo
• Fraser
• Willoughby
• Clem
• Beaumont
• Redford

Famous People Named Grover

• (Stephen) Grover Cleveland 22nd and 24th U.S. president
• Grover Cleveland Alexander American baseball pitcher
• Grover Cleveland "Slim" Lowdermilk American baseball pitcher
• Grover Washington Jr., American jazz saxophonist
• Grover Allen Hartley American baseball catcher
• Grover Glenn Norquist American political activist
• Grover Simcox American illustrator, painter and naturalist
• Grover Silcox American comedian
• Grover Curry Mitchell American jazz trombonist
• Grover Jones American screenwriter

The name Grover in Pop Culture

• Grover Sesame Street Muppet
• Grover Underwood satyr in the Percy Jackson series
• Grover Muldoon character from the movie “Silver Streak”
• Grover Theo Horvath son of Hannah on TV's "Girls"
• Grover child of two high,strung, vicariously overachieving parents on TV's "Portlandia"
• Grover's Corners setting of the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder
• Ziggy Grover the Green Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers RPM"