How Many People Are Named Greenlee?
An estimated 821 people in the United States have the first name Greenlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Greenlee peaked in popularity in 2010 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Greenlee 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 Greenlee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
821
About 1 in 417,484 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2010
57 births
Total Registered
829
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Greenlee
Greenlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 829 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Greenlee as a female name
Ranked #9,113 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (57 births)
Greenlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Greenlee span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 423 babies were registered. Greenlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Greenlee by Decade
How has Greenlee 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.
Greenlee by State
Birth registrations for Greenlee span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 15 Greenlees were registered per state.
Greenlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Greenlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Greenlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Greenlee?
We estimate approximately 821 people named Greenlee 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 417,484 Americans share this first name.
Is Greenlee a common name?
Greenlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 829 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Greenlee most popular?
Greenlee reached peak popularity in 2010, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Greenlee is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Greenlee a female name?
Greenlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Greenlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Greenlee Smith, Greenlee Johnson, Greenlee 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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