Is Grier a boy or girl name?

Grier is a unisex name. Of the 756 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.1% were girls and 43.9% were boys.

Grier

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Grier was most popular in 2009, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,331 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 756 people named Grier.

Grier over time

Births per year. The dot marks Grier’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Grier a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Grier is a unisex name — 56.1% of the 756 Americans given it were girls and 43.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 70% girls and 30% 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.

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