US rank #1160 Girls' name Peak 2006 6,113 births

Grecia — #1160 US girls' name

6,113 babies named Grecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s5451990s12532000s18382010s15852020s875
#1160
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Grecia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

216 babies were named Grecia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,113 babies named Grecia between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grecia currently holds the #1160 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 216 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grecia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,838 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Grecia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,008 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Grecia in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Grecia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,113

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2006

216 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,160

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Grecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
216
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Grecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,838 births that decade — 30% of Grecia's all-time total
1970s171980s5451990s12532000s18382010s15852020s875

Grecia by state

Where Grecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Grecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,008 32.8%
#2 Texas
1,791 29.3%
#3 Arizona
399 6.5%
#4 Illinois
175 2.9%
#5 Georgia
91 1.5%
#6 Florida
89 1.5%
#7 North Carolina
53 0.9%
#8 Colorado
46 0.8%
California share of Grecia's total US births 32.8%
Even split

2,008 of 6,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Grecia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grecia?
6,113 babies have been named Grecia since 1971. It currently ranks #1160 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 216 births.
When was Grecia most popular?
Grecia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,838 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Grecia most popular?
The top states for the name Grecia are California (2,008 births), Texas (1,791 births), Arizona (399 births).
How long has the name Grecia been used?
Grecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Grecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gretchen, Greta, Gretta, Greer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.