Grier is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Grier is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,988 among girls (20) and #11,136 among boys (6) — overall #8,711 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #5,988 | #11,136 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #6,488 | #9,294 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #6,505 | #7,443 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | #7,768 | #9,290 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #6,495 | #10,094 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #5,724 | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #6,262 | #6,209 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #6,624 | #11,259 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #7,593 | #8,386 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #5,684 | #7,309 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #10,392 | #6,811 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #7,815 | #12,717 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #6,564 | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #6,966 | #11,278 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #8,346 | #7,690 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,257 | — |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #4,520 | #7,904 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #4,687 | #11,546 |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | #4,502 | — |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #9,506 | #7,617 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #14,795 | #11,977 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #12,886 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,346 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,902 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #9,791 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #14,281 | #7,414 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,350 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,077 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,366 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,641 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,242 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,261 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,294 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,379 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,077 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,950 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,507 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,890 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,008 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,497 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,353 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,431 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | — | #3,759 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,368 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #3,902 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,496 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,367 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,080 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,500 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,160 |