Greer
Greer was the 1851st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1347th; the most babies were born in 2025 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved up 304 places. More babies were named Greer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,851 girls, up 259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108girls
- Girls and boys
- 79% girls, 21% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,818babies recorded
Greer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,851 | #3,789 | 108 | 29 |
| 2020 | #2,110 | #3,855 | 87 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,138 | #4,411 | 53 | 22 |
| 2000 | #3,089 | #10,990 | 45 | 5 |
| 1990 | #3,653 | #7,496 | 29 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,805 | #5,138 | 15 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,878 | — | 24 | — |
| 1960 | #3,264 | — | 15 | — |
| 1950 | #2,708 | #3,154 | 15 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Greer, counting every spelling?
Greer has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,666 for girls in 2025, against #1,851 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Greer?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Greer (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Greer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Greer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Greer?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Greer are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 39. That makes Greer mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Greer by state
How common Greer was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), Tennessee (2.2×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Greer
How popular is the name Greer?
Greer was the 1851st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1347th; the most babies were born in 2025 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved up 304 places. More babies were named Greer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Greer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 79% girls, 21% boys given the name Greer in the US.
Where is Greer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Greer was most common in Georgia (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Tennessee.