girls:
386 births since 1989
#5330 (7th percentile)
boys:
318 births since 1916
#4268 (7th percentile)
overall:
704 births since 1916
#7035 (9th percentile)
The name Grier is the #7,035 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 704 recorded births since 1916. This represents the 9.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,330 (6.7% percentile) for all time with 386 births since 1989. For boys, it ranks #4,268 (6.9% percentile) for all time with 318 births since 1916.
Grier first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1916 (1916 for boys and 1989 for girls). Birth data for Grier is available in 52 out of the 108 years between 1916 and 2023 (44 years for boys and 24 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Grier is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 62.1% of babies named Grier were girls. Interestingly, until around 2002, the name was more popular for boys (92.6% boys from 1916 to 2001), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (74.1% girls from 2002 to 2023).
For girls, Grier reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 2.9% percentile (ranked #931) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Grier ranks #934 for girls (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 63.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Grier reached its peak popularity in 1925, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #539) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1925, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Grier ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 57.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Grier".
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Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name Grier. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 47.9% confident that Grier is pronounced as GRAI-er, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is GREE-er, at 20.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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