Greig — boys' name

What the Data Says About Greig

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Greig between 1938 and 1980, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Greig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greig performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Greig shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Greig in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greig 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 384 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.