as a First Name
Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which originated in the Middle Ages from a contracted form of Gregor. It has become known as a girl's name in the English-speaking world through the fame of the actress Greer Garson (1908–96), whose mother's maiden name it was.
| 5,583rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,480
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Georgia
- has the most people named Greer per capita
- 2007
- marked the height of its popularity
100%
0%
4%
55+
55+
28%
30-54
30-54
12%
13-29
13-29
56%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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