Greg
Last seen for girls in 1986 at #10,912 · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1961 · 5,397 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 77,706since 1915
Greg over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,707 | 21 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,433 | 23 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,886 | 20 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,570 | 22 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,297 | 35 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,141 | 24 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,794 | 28 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,993 | 26 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,993 | 26 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,059 | 38 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,299 | 34 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,787 | 27 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,492 | 49 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,954 | 39 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,663 | 45 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,874 | 41 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,348 | 55 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,039 | 68 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,213 | 60 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,877 | 72 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,546 | 91 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,542 | 86 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,687 | 73 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,682 | 70 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,481 | 82 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,514 | 79 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,383 | 85 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,159 | 108 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,198 | 99 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,079 | 112 | |
| 1995 | — | #978 | 129 | |
| 1994 | — | #952 | 134 | |
| 1993 | — | #874 | 148 | |
| 1992 | — | #795 | 173 | |
| 1991 | — | #771 | 177 | |
| 1990 | — | #710 | 204 | |
| 1989 | — | #654 | 233 | |
| 1988 | — | #658 | 205 | |
| 1987 | — | #535 | 286 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #543 | 270 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #474 | 332 |
| 1984 | — | #420 | 388 | |
| 1983 | — | #399 | 414 | |
| 1982 | — | #385 | 438 | |
| 1981 | — | #368 | 474 | |
| 1980 | — | #336 | 558 | |
| 1979 | — | #326 | 571 | |
| 1978 | — | #278 | 694 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #249 | 824 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #237 | 857 |
| 1975 | — | #218 | 952 | |
| 1974 | — | #200 | 1,097 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #181 | 1,300 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #173 | 1,438 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #163 | 1,695 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #154 | 2,007 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #152 | 1,984 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #142 | 2,047 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #140 | 2,100 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #126 | 2,454 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #105 | 3,181 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #95 | 3,972 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #81 | 4,854 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #77 | 5,365 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #77 | 5,397 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #83 | 5,084 |
| 1959 | — | #91 | 4,635 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #105 | 3,790 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #127 | 2,972 |
| 1956 | — | #182 | 1,603 | |
| 1955 | — | #210 | 1,166 | |
| 1954 | — | #226 | 953 | |
| 1953 | — | #238 | 798 | |
| 1952 | — | #242 | 769 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #247 | 739 |
| 1950 | — | #228 | 804 | |
| 1949 | — | #214 | 868 | |
| 1948 | — | #178 | 1,189 | |
| 1947 | — | #171 | 1,316 | |
| 1946 | — | #212 | 806 | |
| 1945 | — | #314 | 355 | |
| 1944 | — | #445 | 188 | |
| 1943 | — | #518 | 145 | |
| 1942 | — | #629 | 101 | |
| 1941 | — | #708 | 76 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #818 | 55 | |
| 1938 | — | #897 | 49 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,119 | 34 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,169 | 32 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,609 | 10 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
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| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five boys were named Greg! It came in at #3,082, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1919, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Greg is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Washington#69 · 1 in 336
- Nevada#71 · 1 in 315
- Idaho#87 · 1 in 378
- California#88 · 1 in 444
- Oregon#93 · 1 in 458
Best ever in a state: #33 in Oregon, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #69 | 82 | 1 in 336 |
| Nevada | #71 | 5 | 1 in 315 |
| Idaho | #87 | 18 | 1 in 378 |
| California | #88 | 269 | 1 in 444 |
| Oregon | #93 | 37 | 1 in 458 |
| North Dakota | #96 | 15 | 1 in 497 |
| Utah | #101 | 19 | 1 in 520 |
| Minnesota | #107 | 57 | 1 in 614 |
| Kansas | #109 | 36 | 1 in 558 |
| Indiana | #123 | 56 | 1 in 806 |
| South Dakota | #124 | 11 | 1 in 651 |
| Montana | #125 | 9 | 1 in 720 |
| Iowa | #128 | 36 | 1 in 841 |
| Wisconsin | #129 | 37 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Michigan | #130 | 76 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Ohio | #130 | 98 | 1 in 967 |
| Illinois | #137 | 92 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Colorado | #146 | 17 | 1 in 906 |
| Arizona | #149 | 12 | 1 in 766 |
| Nebraska | #159 | 14 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Connecticut | #163 | 9 | 1 in 2,333 |
| New Jersey | #171 | 22 | 1 in 2,249 |
| Missouri | #181 | 28 | 1 in 1,561 |
| District of Columbia | #208 | 6 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Pennsylvania | #214 | 41 | 1 in 2,893 |
| Maryland | #232 | 9 | 1 in 2,845 |
| New York | #243 | 45 | 1 in 3,511 |
| West Virginia | #244 | 10 | 1 in 2,620 |
| Massachusetts | #253 | 8 | 1 in 6,521 |
| Oklahoma | #257 | 11 | 1 in 2,263 |
| New Mexico | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Georgia | #301 | 13 | 1 in 3,465 |
| Kentucky | #336 | 9 | 1 in 4,177 |
| Florida | #343 | 6 | 1 in 4,800 |
| Texas | #347 | 33 | 1 in 2,971 |
| Virginia | #349 | 8 | 1 in 4,789 |
| Alabama | #356 | 9 | 1 in 4,437 |
| Louisiana | #373 | 9 | 1 in 3,780 |
| Arkansas | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Mississippi | #423 | 5 | 1 in 5,831 |
| North Carolina | #482 | 7 | 1 in 7,609 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 274 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #4,707)
- 566 spots since 2020 (#4,141 → #4,707)
- 1,408 spots since 2015 (#3,299 → #4,707)
- Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1938 (#1,119 → #897)
- Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1988 (#535 → #658)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1961 at #77 (5,397 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1959–1964
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1938–1995
Share of babies · boys
1 in 386
- Highest: 1 in 386 boys born in 1962 were named Greg (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 81,337 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #77 in 1961, was only 1 in 394 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 46.9% of all boys named Greg (36,438) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #3,082 (1915) | #3,082 |
| 1920s | 53 | #2,588 (1925) | #3,411 |
| 1930s | 242 | #818 (1939) | #1,795 |
| 1940s | 5,101 | #171 (1947) | #422 |
| 1950s | 18,229 | #91 (1959) | #190 |
| 1960s | 36,438 | #77 (1961) | #108 |
| 1970s | 11,435 | #154 (1970) | #218 |
| 1980s | 3,598 | #336 (1980) | #477 |
| 1990s | 1,369 | #710 (1990) | #990 |
| 2000s | 736 | #1,481 (2001) | #1,793 |
| 2010s | 353 | #2,492 (2013) | #3,291 |
| 2020s | 145 | #3,297 (2021) | #4,339 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Greg in 1947
boys
#171
1,316 births · 1 in 1,390 boys
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,390 of them was named Greg, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Greg
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.