Greig
Greig is a surname and given name. The surname is of Scottish origin and is derived from a shortened form of the personal name Gregory and Greg. As a given name, Greig is of English and Scottish origin. This name is a short form of the names Gregory or Gregor. In some cases it is derived from the surname of the same spelling. A variant form of the given name is Gregg.
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Greig
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Greig is a surname and given name. The surname is of Scottish origin and is derived from a shortened form of the personal name Gregory and Greg. As a given name, Greig is of English and Scottish origin. This name is a short form of the names Gregory or Gregor. In some cases it is derived from the surname of the same spelling. A variant form of the given name is Gregg.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Greig
American parents first put Greig on the record books as a baby boy name in 1938, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 23 Greigs were born — ranking #1,673 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Greigs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1980 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 384 Greigs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Greig
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Greig. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gregor
- Griogair
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About the name Greig
Greig is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 384 births in the dataset. Greig's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,673. Use the chart and map above to compare Greig's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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