Recorded 1986–2012 Girls' name Peak 1987 89 births

Gresia — girls' name

89 babies named Gresia in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s242000s282010s17
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gresia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gresia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gresia

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Gresia between 1986 and 2012, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gresia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gresia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gresia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gresia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gresia 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 89 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.

Gresia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

89

Since 1986

27 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1986

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2012

Gresia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1986

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 20122010200720011994199119871986 5

Gresia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 31% of Gresia's all-time total
1980s201990s242000s282010s17

Gresia by state

Where Gresia concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gresia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 11.2%
California share of Gresia's total US births 11.2%

10 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gresia?
89 babies have been named Gresia since 1986. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Gresia most popular?
Gresia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Gresia most popular?
The top states for the name Gresia are California (10 births).
How long has the name Gresia been used?
Gresia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 27 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Gresia?
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, 1986–2012 (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.