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.
More common than 93% of names given to girls today.
30% of everyone ever named Grecia was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Grecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971
- Peak year (2006)
- 216
- Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
Currently ranks #1160 among girls.
6,113 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 216 births in a single year.
Grecia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 1,838 births that decade — 30% of Grecia's all-time total
Grecia decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,838 births
- Runner-up 1,585 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Grecia's strongest decade
1,838 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
Grecia by state
Where Grecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1971
| 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% |
2,008 of 6,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 32.8% of nationwide
- Texas 29.3% of nationwide
- Arizona 6.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 32.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Grecia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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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.