Boys' name · since 2008
Greyer
61 babies named Greyer in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greyer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 61 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Greyer recorded 61 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2022.
- #20,759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greyer ranks #20,759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greyer's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Greyer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Greyer's full recorded timeline at 2016, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Greyer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Greyer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Greyer's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Greyer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Greyer's decade-level peak was the 2010s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Greyer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2008–2022 (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 Greyer 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.