Names / Boy names
Green
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#254
in 1886
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
2,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #254 in 1886 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Green enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It peaked in 1886 at #254. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 2,000 children have been named this.