Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Greer

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
watchful, vigilant
Scottish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

g-reer

Famous People

Actress Greer Garson

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kelsey Grammer, Daughter of Brooke Shields

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3710, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3757, 29 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1844, 108 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202529108
20242799
20233076
20222089
20212097
20202787
20192083
20182788
20171689
20161898

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #3958, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #765, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence