How Many People Are Named Greig?
people named Greig are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,251,959 people in the US has this name
Based on 384 babies named Greig in Social Security records from 1938 to 1980, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scottish diminutive of GREGORY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Greig in English. Counting Greig and these spellings together, about 89,652 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Greig in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Greig alive today is about 65 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 71 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Greig first appears in the records in 1938 and was given most often in 1957, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1980.
Babies given the name each year, 1938 to 1980
π Rank History
Greig has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,692, in 1957.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,692 (1957) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,975 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Greig alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Greig were born in California than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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