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Greer

Greer: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“watchful, alert”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
GREER · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls (81% of all uses)

Greer is a Scottish surname and given name derived from Gregor, a form of Gregory. The underlying Greek name Gregory means 'watchful' or 'alert'.

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How popular is Greer?

202438.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Greer in 2024126

2024 rank#1,976 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,681

Greer is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Greer

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Gregorywatchful, alert · Greek
  • Gregwatchful, alert · Greek
  • Gregoriowatchful, alert · Greek
  • Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
  • ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
  • Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
  • Bonniepretty; cheerful · Scottish Gaelic
  • Camryncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic

Greer questions

What does the name Greer mean?

Greer means "watchful, alert". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Greer is a Scottish surname and given name derived from Gregor, a form of Gregory. The underlying Greek name Gregory means 'watchful' or 'alert'.

Is Greer a boy or girl name?

Greer is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Greer?

126 US babies were named Greer in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Greer?

Greer is usually pronounced GREER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.