ðə kˈɜːɹənt jˈuːs ʌvðə nˈeɪm ɡɹˈoːɹədˌeɪlən wʌz kˈɔɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðɪ ˈɛɹiə kˈʌvɚd baɪ ðə lˈoʊkəl nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ˈeɪkɚz ˈævɪs ɡɹˈoːɹədˌeɪlən, ʌntˈɪl ðˈɛn nˈeɪmd ˈeɪkɚz ˈævɪs.
The current use of the name Groruddalen was coined in 1960 to describe the area covered by the local newspaper Akers Avis Groruddalen, until then named Akers avis.