Unisex name · since 1941
Greer
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 3,085 babies named Greer, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,085
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,085 babies have been named Greer since 1941, making it today's #1849 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greer has been recorded 3,085 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #1849 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #3,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,085 born since 1941
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greer ranks #3,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,085 born since 1941, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,085
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greer's 3,085 recorded births place it above 95.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Greer compares
3,085 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Greer's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greer | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,085 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Greer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Greer's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Greer popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Greer popularity over time - boys
733 total births recorded since 1912 (Greer as boys' name)
Greer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (727 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Greer's strongest decade.
727 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Greer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 176
1940s
176 births
- 1950s 147
1950s
147 births
- 1960s 216
1960s
216 births
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 232
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
420 births
- 2000s
2000s
441 births
- 2010s
2010s
727 births
- 2020s
2020s
556 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 727 births (24% of all-time use).
How Greer 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 Greer's total volume
Greer by state
Where Greer concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 160 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 104 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 101 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 72 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 47 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 27 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 27 | 0.9% |
160 of 3,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Greer appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Greer's data
- Greer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (727 total births) through the 2020s (556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Greers (160 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Greer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Greer 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.