Greer*
#2,936 most common girls' name of all time · #5,042 across all names · 19% male / 81% female · used 1912–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#2,936
Rank overall
#5,042 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
98 of 146
All-time
3,818
Since 2016
1,148
Peak year
2025 #1,847
Best rank
#1,355 1943
Girls
Boys
peak 137/yr
Greer first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | 29 | 137 | #1,847 |
| 2024 | 99 | 27 | 126 | #1,985 |
| 2023 | 76 | 30 | 106 | #2,382 |
| 2022 | 89 | 20 | 109 | #2,147 |
| 2021 | 97 | 20 | 117 | #1,995 |
| 2020 | 87 | 27 | 114 | #2,103 |
| 2019 | 83 | 20 | 103 | #2,218 |
| 2018 | 88 | 27 | 115 | #2,148 |
| 2017 | 89 | 16 | 105 | #2,149 |
| 2016 | 98 | 18 | 116 | #2,017 |
| 2015 | 88 | 25 | 113 | #2,161 |
| 2014 | 65 | 17 | 82 | #2,688 |
| 2013 | 60 | 18 | 78 | #2,840 |
| 2012 | 51 | 14 | 65 | #3,219 |
| 2011 | 52 | 11 | 63 | #3,179 |
| 2010 | 53 | 22 | 75 | #3,128 |
| 2009 | 52 | 7 | 59 | #3,196 |
| 2008 | 49 | 14 | 63 | #3,385 |
| 2007 | 53 | 10 | 63 | #3,220 |
| 2006 | 39 | 7 | 46 | #3,861 |
| 2005 | 40 | 6 | 46 | #3,658 |
| 2004 | 49 | 8 | 57 | #3,138 |
| 2003 | 45 | 8 | 53 | #3,241 |
| 2002 | 34 | 5 | 39 | #3,829 |
| 2001 | 35 | 8 | 43 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 45 | 5 | 50 | #3,077 |
| 1999 | 56 | 11 | 67 | #2,536 |
| 1998 | 40 | — | 40 | #3,126 |
| 1997 | 55 | 9 | 64 | #2,394 |
| 1996 | 60 | 10 | 70 | #2,232 |
| 1995 | 47 | 13 | 60 | #2,631 |
| 1994 | 35 | — | 35 | #3,244 |
| 1993 | 36 | — | 36 | #3,170 |
| 1992 | 38 | 7 | 45 | #3,044 |
| 1991 | 24 | 8 | 32 | #4,238 |
| 1990 | 29 | 6 | 35 | #3,646 |
| 1989 | 25 | 6 | 31 | #3,923 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | 23 | #3,916 |
| 1987 | 29 | — | 29 | #3,182 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,293 |
| 1985 | 23 | 5 | 28 | #3,648 |
| 1984 | 32 | 5 | 37 | #2,802 |
| 1983 | 20 | 6 | 26 | #3,842 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,377 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | 21 | #3,773 |
| 1980 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #4,785 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,663 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,276 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,278 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,422 |
| 1975 | 22 | 7 | 29 | #3,185 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,264 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,257 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,439 |
| 1971 | 15 | 8 | 23 | #3,996 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | 24 | #2,882 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | 19 | #3,133 |
| 1968 | 17 | 7 | 24 | #3,216 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,004 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | 25 | #2,426 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,976 |
| 1964 | 27 | 12 | 39 | #2,376 |
| 1963 | 21 | — | 21 | #2,731 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | 35 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 21 | — | 21 | #2,697 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | 15 | #3,260 |
| 1959 | 18 | 5 | 23 | #2,804 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,616 |
| 1957 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #4,018 |
| 1956 | 14 | 6 | 20 | #3,257 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | 14 | #3,147 |
| 1954 | 17 | 6 | 23 | #2,734 |
| 1953 | 18 | 5 | 23 | #2,566 |
| 1952 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,545 |
| 1951 | 11 | 6 | 17 | #3,371 |
| 1950 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #2,723 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,672 |
| 1948 | 16 | 7 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1947 | 27 | 11 | 38 | #1,884 |
| 1946 | 23 | 7 | 30 | #1,948 |
| 1945 | 25 | 6 | 31 | #1,678 |
| 1944 | 13 | 9 | 22 | #2,583 |
| 1943 | 37 | 10 | 47 | #1,355 |
| 1942 | 15 | 6 | 21 | #2,376 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,676 |
| 1936 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1927 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1924 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1923 | — | 14 | 14 | — |
| 1922 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1918 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1917 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1916 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1912 | — | 5 | 5 | — |