Gresham comes from the English tradition, meaning Grazing homestead.
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How popular is Gresham?
2014peak year
Today, Gresham is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9403), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2014, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #6779 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Gresham has been declining in recent years. In all, around 159 babies have been registered as Gresham since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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