Boys' name · since 1880
Green
2,033 babies named Green in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,033
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,033 boys have been named Green since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Green has 2,033 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1984.
- #3,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,033 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Green ranks #3,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,033 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,033
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Green's 2,033 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Green's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Green's full recorded timeline at 1925, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Green popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1984
- Peak year (1927)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Green by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (376 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Green's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Green births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
324 births
- 1890s
1890s
225 births
- 1900s
1900s
158 births
- 1910s
1910s
346 births
- 1920s
1920s
376 births
- 1930s
1930s
243 births
- 1940s
1940s
166 births
- 1950s 108
1950s
108 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 376 births (18% of all-time use).
How Green compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Green's total volume
Green by state
Where Green concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 170 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 114 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 84 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 79 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.2% |
170 of 2,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Green's data
- Green's decade-level peak was the 1920s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Greens (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Green: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1880–1984 (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 Green 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.