Greyling — boys' name

What the Data Says About Greyling

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Greyling between 1957 and 1961, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Greyling currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greyling performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Greyling shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greyling 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 12 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.