Boys' name · since 1938
Greig
Greig has 384 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
384 boys have been named Greig since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Greig has 384 recorded births among boys since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1980.
- #9,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 384 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greig ranks #9,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 384
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Greig's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Greig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Greig's full recorded timeline at 1960, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Greig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1980
- Peak year (1957)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Greig by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (163 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Greig's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Greig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
163 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 163 births (42% of all-time use).
Greig by state
Where Greig concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Greig's data
- Greig's decade-level peak was the 1950s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Greigs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Greig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1938–1980 (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 Greig 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.