Greene — boys' name
121 babies named Greene in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
48% of everyone ever named Greene was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Greene in 1919 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Greene
The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Greene between 1882 and 1948, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Greene currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Greene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Greene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Greene 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 121 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.
Greene at a glance
Last recorded 1948Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Greene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1882
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1948.
121 total births across 67 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 9 births in a single year.
Greene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 58 births that decade — 48% of Greene's all-time total
Greene decade highlights
- Peak decade 58 births
- Runner-up 37 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Greene's strongest decade
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 1882–1948 (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.