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Greig

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,044

Scotland

#890

2020 births

Greig is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1980 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 1978, when 87 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in Scotland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1974.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Greig over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

586
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Greig by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1970s 440
1980s 586
1990s 456
2000s 145
2010s 26
2020s (to 2020) 3

How popular is Greig?

In 2020, Greig was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #890 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Greig is used

Scotland #890 3 in 2020
England & Wales #2,900 4 in 1998
United States #7,287 5 in 1980

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Greig

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Greig

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Greig — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Greig

How popular is the name Greig?

In 2020, Greig was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #890 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Greig a girl's or a boy's name?

Greig is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Greig?

Greig has 1 syllable.

When was Greig most popular?

Greig peaked in 1978, when 87 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.