US rank #9286 Girls' name Peak 2010 829 births

Greenlee — #9286 US girls' name

829 babies named Greenlee in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s3322010s4232020s74
#9286
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 47% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Greenlee was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

57 babies were named Greenlee in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Greenlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 829 babies named Greenlee between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Greenlee currently holds the #9286 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greenlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 423 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Greenlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Greenlee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greenlee 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 829 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.

Greenlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

829

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2010

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,286

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Greenlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
57
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0204060 202420212018201520122009200620032001 7

Greenlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
423 births that decade — 51% of Greenlee's all-time total
2000s3322010s4232020s74

Greenlee by state

Where Greenlee concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Greenlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
85 10.3%
#2 California
6 0.7%
#3 Alabama
5 0.6%
#4 Arkansas
5 0.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 Indiana
5 0.6%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.6%
Texas share of Greenlee's total US births 10.3%
Even split

85 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Greenlee?
829 babies have been named Greenlee since 2001. It currently ranks #9286 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 57 births.
When was Greenlee most popular?
Greenlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 423 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Greenlee most popular?
The top states for the name Greenlee are Texas (85 births), California (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Greenlee been used?
Greenlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Greenlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gretchen, Greta, Grecia, Gretta, 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, 2001–2024 (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.