How Many People Are Named Greer?
An estimated 3,316 people in the United States have the first name Greer. It is used for both genders, with 80.9% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Greer peaked in popularity in 2024 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Greer 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 Greer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,316
About 1 in 103,364 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
126 births
Total Registered
3,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Greer
Greer is predominantly female (80.9%), though 704 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Greer as a male name
Ranked #4,001 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (30 births)
Greer as a female name
Ranked #1,980 in 2024
99 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (99 births)
Greer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Greer span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 915 babies were registered. While Greer is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Greer by Decade
How has Greer 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.
Greer by State
Birth registrations for Greer span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona. On average, about 31 Greers were registered per state.
Greer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Greer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Greer
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Greer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Greer?
We estimate approximately 3,316 people named Greer 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 103,364 Americans share this first name.
Is Greer a common name?
Greer is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Greer most popular?
Greer reached peak popularity in 2024, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Greer is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Greer a female name?
Greer is predominantly female. 80.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Greer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Greer Smith, Greer Johnson, Greer 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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