Recorded 2004–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 215 births

Greenley — girls' name

215 babies named Greenley in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s1392020s21
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Greenley was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

22 babies were named Greenley in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Greenley

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Greenley between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Greenley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greenley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Greenley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Greenley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greenley 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 215 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.

Greenley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

215

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2012

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Greenley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
22
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
510152025 2023201920162013201020072004 7

Greenley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
139 births that decade — 65% of Greenley's all-time total
2000s552010s1392020s21

Greenley by state

Where Greenley concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Greenley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Greenley's total US births 2.3%

5 of 215 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Greenley?
215 babies have been named Greenley since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 22 births.
When was Greenley most popular?
Greenley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Greenley most popular?
The top states for the name Greenley are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Greenley been used?
Greenley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Greenley?
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.

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, 2004–2023 (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.