Names / Unisex names
Greer
Current rank
#1,851
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,347
in 1943
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
3,800
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,347 in 1943 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Watchful, alert (Scottish). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1912. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1943, at #1,347 nationally. Across all years, more than 3,800 children have been named this.