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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
77,706
since 1915

Greg over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #77, 1961boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,70721
2024—#4,43323
2023—#4,88620
2022—#4,57022
2021—#3,29735
2020—#4,14124
2019—#3,79428
2018—#3,99326
2017—#3,99326
2016—#3,05938
2015—#3,29934
2014—#3,78727
2013—#2,49249
2012—#2,95439
2011—#2,66345
2010—#2,87441
2009—#2,34855
2008—#2,03968
2007—#2,21360
2006—#1,87772
2005—#1,54691
2004—#1,54286
2003—#1,68773
2002—#1,68270
2001—#1,48182
2000—#1,51479
1999—#1,38385
1998—#1,159108
1997—#1,19899
1996—#1,079112
1995—#978129
1994—#952134
1993—#874148
1992—#795173
1991—#771177
1990—#710204
1989—#654233
1988—#658205
1987—#535286
1986#10,9125#543270
1985#10,6775#474332
1984—#420388
1983—#399414
1982—#385438
1981—#368474
1980—#336558
1979—#326571
1978—#278694
1977#9,6525#249824
1976#8,1566#237857
1975—#218952
1974—#2001,097
1973#7,4356#1811,300
1972#8,2925#1731,438
1971#4,81011#1631,695
1970#5,4139#1542,007
1969#5,0579#1521,984
1968#4,22211#1422,047
1967#4,9828#1402,100
1966#5,8096#1262,454
1965#5,8176#1053,181
1964#6,7675#953,972
1963#5,2967#814,854
1962#5,8606#775,365
1961#3,79312#775,397
1960#6,3905#835,084
1959—#914,635
1958#6,1035#1053,790
1957#6,0865#1272,972
1956—#1821,603
1955—#2101,166
1954—#226953
1953—#238798
1952—#242769
1951#4,8336#247739
1950—#228804
1949—#214868
1948—#1781,189
1947—#1711,316
1946—#212806
1945—#314355
1944—#445188
1943—#518145
1942—#629101
1941—#70876
1940—#83057
1939—#81855
1938—#89749
1937—#1,11934
1936—#1,16932
1935—#1,58419
1934—#1,72517
1933—#2,7388
1932—#2,6389
1931—#2,6519
1930—#2,60910
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1928—#2,8439
1927—#2,9129
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1925—#2,58811
1924—#3,8676
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1922—#3,5327
1921—#4,3225
1920—#3,8156
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #156 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,194 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Greg, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Greg, so not publishedNHWashington: #54 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 244 boysWAIdaho: #80 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 320 boysIDMontana: #50 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 197 boysMTNorth Dakota: #74 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 310 boysNDMinnesota: #59 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 259 boysMNIllinois: #108 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 581 boysILWisconsin: #72 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 359 boysWIMichigan: #78 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 406 boysMINew York: #152 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 1,167 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,121 boysMARhode Island: #100 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 888 boysRIOregon: #55 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 234 boysORNevada: #52 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 201 boysNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 364 boysWYSouth Dakota: #63 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 267 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 435 boysIAIndiana: #67 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 338 boysINOhio: #81 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 421 boysOHPennsylvania: #118 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 833 boysPANew Jersey: #143 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,150 boysNJConnecticut: #116 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 982 boysCTCalifornia: #74 for boys · 495 births · 1 in 353 boysCAUtah: #57 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 217 boysUTColorado: #73 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 341 boysCONebraska: #64 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 302 boysNEMissouri: #78 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 365 boysMOKentucky: #88 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 473 boysKYWest Virginia: #92 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 478 boysWVVirginia: #205 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,553 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,396 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Greg, so not publishedDEArizona: #100 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 406 boysAZNew Mexico: #100 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 442 boysNMKansas: #58 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 269 boysKSArkansas: #151 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 898 boysARTennessee: #115 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 692 boysTNNorth Carolina: #173 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,116 boysNCSouth Carolina: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,527 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #221 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,866 boysDCOklahoma: #92 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 446 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 837 boysLAMississippi: #221 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,502 boysMSAlabama: #128 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 671 boysALGeorgia: #114 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 544 boysGAHawaii: #181 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 895 boysHITexas: #156 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 786 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 739 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#50 · 1 in 197
  2. Nevada#52 · 1 in 201
  3. Washington#54 · 1 in 244
  4. Oregon#55 · 1 in 234
  5. Utah#57 · 1 in 217

Best ever in a state: #33 in Oregon, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#50391 in 197
Nevada#52131 in 201
Washington#541291 in 244
Oregon#55721 in 234
Utah#57541 in 217
Kansas#58871 in 269
Minnesota#591581 in 259
South Dakota#63291 in 267
Nebraska#64521 in 302
Indiana#671621 in 338
Wisconsin#721301 in 359
Colorado#73611 in 341
California#744951 in 353
North Dakota#74241 in 310
Michigan#782431 in 406
Missouri#781331 in 365
Idaho#80231 in 320
Ohio#812721 in 421
Wyoming#8791 in 364
Kentucky#88761 in 473
Iowa#89701 in 435
Oklahoma#92531 in 446
West Virginia#92451 in 478
Arizona#100381 in 406
New Mexico#100291 in 442
Rhode Island#100101 in 888
Illinois#1081961 in 581
Georgia#114891 in 544
Tennessee#115581 in 692
Connecticut#116271 in 982
Pennsylvania#1181481 in 833
Alabama#128571 in 671
Alaska#13451 in 630
Florida#140701 in 739
New Jersey#143531 in 1,150
Arkansas#151221 in 898
New York#1521551 in 1,167
Maine#15691 in 1,194
Texas#1561561 in 786
Massachusetts#160271 in 2,121
Louisiana#162511 in 837
North Carolina#173471 in 1,116
Hawaii#18181 in 895
Maryland#183231 in 1,396
Virginia#205281 in 1,553
District of Columbia#22181 in 1,866
Mississippi#221181 in 1,502
South Carolina#221191 in 1,527
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New Hampshire———
Vermont———

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.

See more about Greg
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s7#3,082 (1915)#3,082
1920s53#2,588 (1925)#3,411
1930s242#818 (1939)#1,795
1940s5,101#171 (1947)#422
1950s18,229#91 (1959)#190
1960s36,438#77 (1961)#108
1970s11,435#154 (1970)#218
1980s3,598#336 (1980)#477
1990s1,369#710 (1990)#990
2000s736#1,481 (2001)#1,793
2010s353#2,492 (2013)#3,291
2020s145#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 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#105
3,790 births · 1 in 560 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Greg5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #105Greg3,790
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Greg, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Greg
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Greg5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 560 of them was named Greg, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Greg
  1. #102Leonard4,021
  2. #103Eugene4,015
  3. #104Tommy3,833
  4. #105Greg3,790
  5. #106Rickey3,782
  6. #107Victor3,739
  7. #108Bradley3,734
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →