How Many People Are Named Green?
An estimated 321 people in the United States have the first name Green. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Green peaked in popularity in 1927 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Green as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Green paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Green is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
321
About 1 in 1,067,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1927
48 births
Total Registered
2,033
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Green
Green is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,033 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Green as a male name
Ranked #5,843 in 1984
6 male births in 1984
Peak: 1927 (48 births)
Green: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Green span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 376 babies were registered. Green has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Green by Decade
How has Green tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Green by State
Birth registrations for Green span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida. On average, about 62 Greens were registered per state.
Green + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Green as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Green
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Green: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Green?
We estimate approximately 321 people named Green are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,067,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Green a common name?
Green is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,033 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Green most popular?
Green reached peak popularity in 1927, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Green is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Green a male name?
Green is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Green Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Green Smith, Green Johnson, Green Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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