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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#93 · 1 in 462
- Vermont#95 · 1 in 496
- Rhode Island#96 · 1 in 670
- Kansas#102 · 1 in 531
- Oklahoma#104 · 1 in 511
Best ever in a state: #33 in Oregon, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #93 | 10 | 1 in 462 |
| Vermont | #95 | 6 | 1 in 496 |
| Rhode Island | #96 | 9 | 1 in 670 |
| Kansas | #102 | 27 | 1 in 531 |
| Oklahoma | #104 | 37 | 1 in 511 |
| Washington | #105 | 38 | 1 in 573 |
| Indiana | #108 | 65 | 1 in 641 |
| Montana | #108 | 9 | 1 in 518 |
| Oregon | #109 | 24 | 1 in 605 |
| Iowa | #110 | 29 | 1 in 661 |
| Idaho | #111 | 11 | 1 in 530 |
| Massachusetts | #112 | 40 | 1 in 942 |
| Nebraska | #113 | 18 | 1 in 600 |
| Wisconsin | #113 | 37 | 1 in 821 |
| Arkansas | #114 | 26 | 1 in 575 |
| Maine | #115 | 10 | 1 in 728 |
| Utah | #118 | 22 | 1 in 551 |
| Minnesota | #119 | 32 | 1 in 837 |
| Ohio | #128 | 95 | 1 in 857 |
| South Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| Kentucky | #139 | 29 | 1 in 915 |
| Pennsylvania | #145 | 70 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Hawaii | #150 | 9 | 1 in 672 |
| Missouri | #151 | 37 | 1 in 950 |
| Colorado | #152 | 21 | 1 in 862 |
| Michigan | #167 | 60 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Arizona | #173 | 20 | 1 in 847 |
| Mississippi | #182 | 20 | 1 in 996 |
| California | #185 | 144 | 1 in 1,043 |
| West Virginia | #190 | 8 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 11 | 1 in 1,622 |
| Tennessee | #197 | 25 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Illinois | #207 | 58 | 1 in 1,426 |
| New York | #210 | 84 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Virginia | #215 | 21 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Georgia | #228 | 28 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Texas | #228 | 88 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Alabama | #229 | 17 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Florida | #234 | 32 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Maryland | #234 | 11 | 1 in 2,144 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,261 |
| South Carolina | #253 | 12 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Louisiana | #258 | 21 | 1 in 1,487 |
| North Carolina | #262 | 21 | 1 in 1,981 |
| New Jersey | #279 | 17 | 1 in 2,699 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Greg
- 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)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1961 at #77 (5,397 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1959–1964
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1938–1995
- 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
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 304,249 of them was named Greg, which outranked 14.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,374 names at #8,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,128 of them was named Greg, which outranked 97.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.