Is Green a boy or girl name?

Green is a boy’s name. Of the 2,033 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Green

Recorded 1880–1984 · United States

Green was most popular in 1927, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,006 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,033 people named Green.

Green over time

Births per year. The dot marks Green’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Green a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Green is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,033 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Green

Where Green is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org