Is Greer a boy or girl name?
Greer is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 27 boys were named Greer, so 78.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 80.9% of the 3,681 US babies named Greer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,001
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,980
- Babies named Greer since 1912
- 3,681
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Greer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 56 | 176 | 75.9% |
| 1950s | 40 | 147 | 78.6% |
| 1960s | 19 | 216 | 91.9% |
| 1970s | 15 | 170 | 91.9% |
| 1980s | 29 | 232 | 88.9% |
| 1990s | 64 | 420 | 86.8% |
| 2000s | 78 | 441 | 85% |
| 2010s | 188 | 727 | 79.5% |
| 2020s | 124 | 448 | 78.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,001 | 99 | #1,980 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,739 | 76 | #2,383 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,906 | 89 | #2,147 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,824 | 97 | #1,996 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,853 | 87 | #2,108 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,853 | 83 | #2,225 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,923 | 88 | #2,152 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,618 | 89 | #2,148 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,197 | 98 | #2,020 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,114 | 88 | #2,155 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,327 | 65 | #2,697 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,039 | 60 | #2,852 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,097 | 51 | #3,230 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,159 | 52 | #3,188 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,411 | 53 | #3,138 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,218 | 52 | #3,212 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,186 | 49 | #3,394 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,788 | 53 | #3,224 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,930 | 39 | #3,876 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,563 | 40 | #3,666 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,402 | 49 | #3,144 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,108 | 45 | #3,250 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,296 | 34 | #3,841 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,797 | 35 | #3,737 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,989 | 45 | #3,089 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,783 | 56 | #2,543 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,135 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,272 | 55 | #2,401 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,690 | 60 | #2,236 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,618 | 47 | #2,638 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,252 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,177 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,939 | 38 | #3,054 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,148 | 24 | #4,247 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,496 | 29 | #3,653 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,318 | 25 | #3,927 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,938 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,201 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,304 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,921 | 23 | #3,650 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,687 | 32 | #2,803 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,735 | 20 | #3,854 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,401 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,775 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,138 | 15 | #4,805 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,692 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,302 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,287 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,433 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,498 | 22 | #3,192 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,302 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,271 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,442 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,767 | 15 | #4,009 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,877 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,131 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,484 | 17 | #3,223 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,000 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,423 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,969 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,465 | 27 | #2,372 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,726 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,957 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,700 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,220 | 18 | #2,794 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,611 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,209 | 10 | #4,029 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,690 | 14 | #3,229 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,140 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,594 | 17 | #2,731 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,027 | 18 | #2,549 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,530 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,506 | 11 | #3,355 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,154 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,663 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,121 | 16 | #2,535 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,424 | 27 | #1,874 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,007 | 23 | #1,932 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,131 | 25 | #1,673 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,528 | 13 | #2,550 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,462 | 37 | #1,347 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,353 | 15 | #2,343 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,664 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,891 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,066 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,057 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,415 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Greer reached #2,269 in 1923. As a girl name, it reached #1,347 in 1943. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Greer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.