Is Greer a boy or girl name?

Greer is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,818 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.8% were girls and 19.2% were boys.

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Greer

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Greer was most popular in 2025, when 137 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,855 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,855, with 137 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,818 people named Greer.

Greer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Greer’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Greer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Greer is mostly a girl’s name — 80.8% of the 3,818 Americans given it were girls and 19.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 80% girls and 20% 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 Greer

Where Greer 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