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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Green

Green was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 254th; the most babies were born in 1927 (48). More babies were named Green in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192748 babies
Total since 1880
2,033babies recorded

Green popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,0005
1960#2,36213
1950#2,25612
1940#1,44922
1930#1,20435
1920#1,05644
1910#66420
1900#42528
1890#30033
1880#27139

How popular is Green, counting every spelling?

Green has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Green?

About 200 people born in the US named Green are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 65 and 82. That makes Green a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Green by state

How common Green was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (8.0×), Georgia (5.1×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesKY0.25West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMS0.12Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesGA0.16Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Green, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Green: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Green, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Green

How popular is the name Green?

Green was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 254th; the most babies were born in 1927 (48). More babies were named Green in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Green a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,033 boys.

Where was Green most popular?

In 1925–1929, Green was most common in Kentucky (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Alabama.