Girls' name · since 1971
Grecia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 6,318 babies named Grecia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,318
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Grecia currently ranks #1138 among girls' names in America, with 6,318 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Grecia recorded 6,318 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #1138 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,215 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,318 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grecia ranks #2,215 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,318 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,318
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Grecia's 6,318 recorded births place it above 96.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Grecia compares
6,318 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Grecia's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grecia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,318 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 216 | 21 | 19,840 |
Grecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grecia's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 216, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 216
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Grecia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,838 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Grecia's strongest decade.
1,838 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Grecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 545
1980s
545 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,253 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,838 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,585 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,080 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,838 births (29% of all-time use).
How Grecia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Grecia's total volume
Grecia by state
Where Grecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,045 | 32.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,852 | 29.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 408 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 175 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 102 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 102 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 59 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 52 | 0.8% |
2,045 of 6,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Grecia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Grecia's data
- Grecia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,838 total births) through the 2020s (1,080) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Grecias (2,045 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Grecia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Grecia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.