Gregg

Last seen for girls in 1978 at #9,750 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1962 · 1,900 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,512
since 1881

Gregg over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Gregg has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #167, 1962boys
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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—#12,0085
2024—#8,3129
2023—#12,2395
2022—#8,9908
2021——
2020—#10,6056
2019—#8,8898
2018—#6,34513
2017—#6,06014
2016—#6,34913
2015—#5,74615
2014—#5,99714
2013—#5,17117
2012—#4,68620
2011—#5,67515
2010—#4,09924
2009—#4,03525
2008—#4,71420
2007—#4,24323
2006—#3,38431
2005—#3,38929
2004—#3,28529
2003—#2,78035
2002—#2,42841
2001—#3,32126
2000—#2,33041
1999—#2,16243
1998—#2,15742
1997—#1,89049
1996—#1,67157
1995—#1,45667
1994—#1,38371
1993—#1,34072
1992—#1,077104
1991—#1,055105
1990—#926124
1989—#875132
1988—#773148
1987—#756146
1986—#730153
1985—#685168
1984—#685160
1983—#622188
1982—#591211
1981—#491290
1980—#487301
1979—#463314
1978#9,7505#405364
1977—#364469
1976—#347484
1975#6,4848#348493
1974#8,7755#350479
1973#6,6667#325532
1972—#292629
1971#8,3245#275772
1970—#248941
1969—#245883
1968#5,1478#233943
1967#4,05311#229957
1966#5,2737#2061,134
1965#5,2897#2021,232
1964—#1861,505
1963—#1681,750
1962—#1671,900
1961#3,60813#1761,752
1960#3,51213#1791,736
1959#6,2455#1871,585
1958#4,8907#1891,477
1957—#1881,545
1956#5,3256#1951,438
1955—#1981,299
1954#5,7535#227949
1953—#236816
1952—#253733
1951—#267636
1950—#261626
1949—#286558
1948—#302523
1947—#302518
1946—#365319
1945—#452173
1944—#492153
1943—#590116
1942—#69386
1941—#70277
1940—#81858
1939—#1,07036
1938—#99241
1937—#1,03138
1936—#1,27127
1935—#1,45322
1934—#2,12112
1933—#1,82915
1932—#2,31311
1931—#2,10113
1930—#1,88916
1929——
1928—#2,38712
1927—#1,87118
1926—#2,56611
1925—#2,43512
1924—#2,34713
1923—#2,61411
1922—#1,82719
1921—#2,26514
1920—#1,74720
1919—#2,8779
1918—#2,26013
1917—#2,28012
1916—#1,94915
1915—#3,3926
1914—#2,9156
1913—#2,2737
1912—#2,0457
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1881—#8665
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Gregg! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Gregg is popular in 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedNHWashington: #237 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,965 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 833 boysNDMinnesota: #161 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,431 boysMNIllinois: #243 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,141 boysILWisconsin: #133 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 930 boysWIMichigan: #221 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,004 boysMINew York: #168 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 1,154 boysNYMassachusetts: #124 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,121 boysMARhode Island: #118 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,044 boysRIOregon: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,966 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedIAIndiana: #240 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,145 boysINOhio: #238 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,493 boysOHPennsylvania: #162 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,438 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 885 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,132 boysCTCalifornia: #300 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,483 boysCAUtah: #179 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,105 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,652 boysCONebraska: #120 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 718 boysNEMissouri: #249 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,267 boysMOKentucky: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,591 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedWVVirginia: #270 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,636 boysVAMaryland: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,183 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedDEArizona: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,213 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedNMKansas: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,642 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedARTennessee: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,784 boysTNNorth Carolina: #381 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,395 boysNCSouth Carolina: #241 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,742 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #359 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,870 boysOKLouisiana: #420 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,797 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedALGeorgia: #384 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,274 boysGAHawaii: #139 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 583 boysHITexas: #404 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,411 boysTXFlorida: #278 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,185 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#118 · 1 in 1,044
  2. Nebraska#120 · 1 in 718
  3. New Jersey#124 · 1 in 885
  4. Massachusetts#124 · 1 in 1,121
  5. Wisconsin#133 · 1 in 930

Best ever in a state: #80 in Connecticut, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#11871 in 1,044
Nebraska#120161 in 718
Massachusetts#124411 in 1,121
New Jersey#124611 in 885
Wisconsin#133381 in 930
Hawaii#139111 in 583
Connecticut#143201 in 1,132
North Dakota#14761 in 833
Minnesota#161221 in 1,431
Pennsylvania#162631 in 1,438
New York#1681311 in 1,154
Utah#179101 in 1,105
Kansas#214101 in 1,642
Michigan#221391 in 2,004
Maryland#229131 in 2,183
Washington#237141 in 1,965
Ohio#238371 in 2,493
Indiana#240211 in 2,145
South Carolina#241131 in 1,742
Oregon#24281 in 1,966
Illinois#243431 in 2,141
Missouri#249171 in 2,267
Virginia#270141 in 2,636
Florida#278231 in 2,185
California#300701 in 2,483
Colorado#30571 in 2,652
Arizona#31171 in 2,213
Tennessee#31791 in 3,784
Kentucky#34761 in 4,591
Oklahoma#35951 in 3,870
North Carolina#381101 in 4,395
Georgia#384101 in 4,274
Texas#404321 in 3,411
Louisiana#42091 in 3,797
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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 Gregg
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 3,696 spots since 2024 (#8,312 → #12,008)
  • 1,403 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #12,008)
  • 6,262 spots since 2015 (#5,746 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 252 spots in 1940 (#1,070 → #818)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1991 (#926 → #1,055)
Rise & fade · boys
81 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1962 at #167 (1,900 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1940–1990
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,089
  • Highest: 1 in 1,089 boys born in 1962 were named Gregg (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 37.8% of all boys named Gregg (13,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#866 (1881)#866
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s75#1,949 (1916)#2,499
1920s130#1,747 (1920)#2,229
1930s231#992 (1938)#1,607
1940s2,581#286 (1949)#500
1950s11,104#187 (1959)#220
1960s13,792#167 (1962)#199
1970s5,477#248 (1970)#342
1980s1,897#487 (1980)#670
1990s734#926 (1990)#1,512
2000s300#2,330 (2000)#3,391
2010s153#4,099 (2010)#5,902
2020s33#8,312 (2024)#10,431

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.

Gregg in 1969

boys
#245
883 births · 1 in 2,025 boys

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #245Gregg883
More about 1969

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 2,025 of them was named Gregg, which outranked 95.1% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gregg
  1. #242Ramon901
  2. #243Perry895
  3. #244Ross885
  4. #245Gregg883
  5. #246Shaun880
  6. #247Gabriel864
  7. #248Pedro843
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →