How Many People Are Named Greer?
people named Greer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 97,291 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,818 babies named Greer in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
137 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name GREGOR.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Greer in English. Counting Greer and these spellings together, about 4,156 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Greer, 83.2% were girls and 16.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1940s: 75.9% of the babies were girls then and 78.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Greer alive today is about 25 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 37 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Greer first appears in the records in 1912, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 137 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
π Rank History
Greer has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,346, in 1943. In 2025 it ranked #1,851. Among boys, its best rank was #2,268, in 1923.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,851 | #3,788 |
| Best rank | #1,346 (1943) | #2,268 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,488 in the 2010s | #5,014 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Greer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Greer were born in Texas than in any other state: about 159 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Greer was given 4.6 times as often in Georgia, 2.2 times in Texas and 1.6 times in New York.
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