Grim
Pronunciation: [ gr-IHM ]
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Grim first appeared in US Social Security records in 2017.
Over 29 babies have been named Grim in the United States since SSA records began.
Today, Grim is a new entry on the US charts , currently ranked #14,178 for boy names in the US .
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- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #14,178
- Total SSA Count
- 7
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Hebrew origin
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Old English holegn + leah origin
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"lord, guardian"
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