How Many People Are Named Greyling?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Greyling. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Greyling peaked in popularity in 1961 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Greyling 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 Greyling paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Greyling is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1961
7 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Greyling
Greyling is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Greyling as a male name
Ranked #3,484 in 1961
7 male births in 1961
Peak: 1961 (7 births)
Greyling: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Greyling span from the 1950s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7 babies were registered. Greyling remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Greyling by Decade
How has Greyling 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.
Greyling + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Greyling as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Greyling
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Greyling: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Greyling?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Greyling 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Greyling a common name?
Greyling is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Greyling most popular?
Greyling reached peak popularity in 1961, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Greyling is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Greyling a male name?
Greyling is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Greyling Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Greyling Smith, Greyling Johnson, Greyling 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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