Grier
Grier was the 5988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 4502nd with 33 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,404 places. More babies were named Grier in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,988 girls, down 264 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- 69% girls, 31% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200733 babies
- Total since 1880
- 756babies recorded
Grier popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,988 | #11,136 | 20 | 6 |
| 2020 | #5,724 | — | 21 | — |
| 2010 | #6,257 | — | 21 | — |
| 2000 | #15,902 | — | 5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,890 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,759 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #3,328 | — | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Grier, counting every spelling?
Grier has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Grier?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Grier (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Grier 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Grier.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Grier?
About 400 people born in the US named Grier are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Grier 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.
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Questions about the name Grier
How popular is the name Grier?
Grier was the 5988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 4502nd with 33 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,404 places. More babies were named Grier in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Grier a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 69% girls, 31% boys given the name Grier in the US.