How Many People Are Named Grier?
people named Grier are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 531,547 people in the US has this name
Based on 756 babies named Grier in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was a variant of GREER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Grier in English. Counting Grier and these spellings together, about 4,156 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Grier, 65.5% were girls and 34.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 81.1% of the babies were girls then and 73.2% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Grier alive today is about 16 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 18 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Grier first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2009, to 43 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
π Rank History
Grier has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,501, in 2007. In 2025 it ranked #5,987. Among boys, its best rank was #2,494, in 1925.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,987 | #11,132 |
| Best rank | #4,501 (2007) | #2,494 (1925) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,001 in the 2010s | #9,202 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Grier alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Grier were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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