US Popularity Rank: 26358

Origin: British

Meaning: Steward; Bailif

With Graves, your little one will have all the caring companionship and efficiency of Beauty and the Beast’s Cogsworth or Mr. Carson from Downtown Abbey. Graves is an Old English boy's name. It was initially used as a surname in Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire. Derived from the Middle English greyve, Graves means "bailiff" and "steward." This Norman surname dates back to the Anglo-Saxon era as de Grava, which was first recorded under Osbert de Grava in Gloucestershire in 1203. Your little Graves will be the keeper of justice and may impose a few household laws of their own!