Gregory
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869 · #593 for boys in 2025, 493 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 21,976 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 711,893since 1880
Gregory 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 | — | #593 | 493 | |
| 2024 | — | #538 | 554 | |
| 2023 | — | #529 | 557 | |
| 2022 | — | #495 | 616 | |
| 2021 | — | #486 | 608 | |
| 2020 | — | #434 | 686 | |
| 2019 | — | #388 | 806 | |
| 2018 | — | #408 | 787 | |
| 2017 | — | #373 | 890 | |
| 2016 | — | #359 | 926 | |
| 2015 | — | #346 | 987 | |
| 2014 | — | #314 | 1,110 | |
| 2013 | — | #296 | 1,182 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #286 | 1,231 |
| 2011 | — | #279 | 1,265 | |
| 2010 | — | #268 | 1,287 | |
| 2009 | — | #247 | 1,426 | |
| 2008 | — | #236 | 1,559 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #223 | 1,679 |
| 2006 | — | #208 | 1,833 | |
| 2005 | — | #202 | 1,903 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #194 | 1,968 |
| 2003 | — | #185 | 2,110 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #169 | 2,279 |
| 2001 | — | #157 | 2,478 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #138 | 2,839 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #122 | 3,048 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #109 | 3,429 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #103 | 3,802 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #98 | 3,994 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #84 | 4,442 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #76 | 5,137 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #65 | 5,807 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #60 | 6,498 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #55 | 7,555 |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 | #51 | 8,378 |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | #52 | 8,760 |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | #50 | 8,629 |
| 1987 | #1,944 | 58 | #47 | 9,135 |
| 1986 | #1,657 | 71 | #46 | 9,529 |
| 1985 | #1,650 | 71 | #45 | 9,767 |
| 1984 | #1,616 | 68 | #44 | 9,688 |
| 1983 | #1,700 | 64 | #42 | 9,980 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #40 | 10,144 |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 | #46 | 8,756 |
| 1980 | #1,805 | 60 | #42 | 9,267 |
| 1979 | #1,917 | 54 | #42 | 9,109 |
| 1978 | #1,729 | 60 | #38 | 9,340 |
| 1977 | #1,717 | 60 | #35 | 10,052 |
| 1976 | #1,568 | 64 | #35 | 10,060 |
| 1975 | #1,365 | 78 | #33 | 10,400 |
| 1974 | #1,532 | 63 | #31 | 10,826 |
| 1973 | #1,231 | 85 | #26 | 11,674 |
| 1972 | #1,488 | 64 | #26 | 13,056 |
| 1971 | #1,336 | 80 | #26 | 14,760 |
| 1970 | #1,526 | 64 | #26 | 16,286 |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 | #26 | 16,166 |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | #26 | 15,392 |
| 1967 | #1,103 | 89 | #25 | 15,775 |
| 1966 | #1,241 | 75 | #23 | 17,009 |
| 1965 | #1,218 | 78 | #23 | 18,205 |
| 1964 | #1,281 | 75 | #22 | 19,884 |
| 1963 | #1,158 | 89 | #21 | 21,420 |
| 1962 | #1,177 | 87 | #21 | 21,976 |
| 1961 | #1,168 | 89 | #23 | 21,364 |
| 1960 | #1,236 | 78 | #24 | 20,304 |
| 1959 | #1,370 | 61 | #23 | 19,889 |
| 1958 | #1,240 | 73 | #23 | 19,810 |
| 1957 | #1,376 | 59 | #23 | 21,472 |
| 1956 | #1,319 | 62 | #24 | 21,082 |
| 1955 | #1,275 | 62 | #24 | 19,815 |
| 1954 | #1,465 | 47 | #25 | 17,625 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #24 | 16,160 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #24 | 15,191 |
| 1951 | #1,665 | 33 | #25 | 14,102 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #25 | 13,311 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #31 | 10,979 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #32 | 9,724 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #33 | 9,327 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #56 | 5,672 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #96 | 2,474 |
| 1944 | — | #152 | 1,305 | |
| 1943 | — | #163 | 1,134 | |
| 1942 | — | #165 | 1,027 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #183 | 824 |
| 1940 | — | #189 | 756 | |
| 1939 | — | #205 | 596 | |
| 1938 | — | #224 | 536 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #234 | 507 |
| 1936 | — | #272 | 393 | |
| 1935 | — | #282 | 368 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #299 | 329 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #333 | 254 |
| 1932 | — | #327 | 283 | |
| 1931 | — | #342 | 255 | |
| 1930 | — | #363 | 248 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #374 | 237 |
| 1928 | — | #356 | 260 | |
| 1927 | — | #380 | 241 | |
| 1926 | — | #374 | 243 | |
| 1925 | — | #409 | 212 | |
| 1924 | — | #407 | 226 | |
| 1923 | — | #440 | 191 | |
| 1922 | — | #407 | 220 | |
| 1921 | — | #453 | 184 | |
| 1920 | — | #454 | 179 | |
| 1919 | — | #464 | 163 | |
| 1918 | — | #448 | 175 | |
| 1917 | — | #450 | 158 | |
| 1916 | — | #477 | 144 | |
| 1915 | — | #475 | 135 | |
| 1914 | — | #466 | 107 | |
| 1913 | — | #465 | 85 | |
| 1912 | — | #491 | 65 | |
| 1911 | — | #489 | 36 | |
| 1910 | — | #569 | 25 | |
| 1909 | — | #505 | 26 | |
| 1908 | — | #489 | 26 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #666 | 13 | |
| 1904 | — | #566 | 16 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gregory was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gregory is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#14 · 1 in 56
- Wisconsin#19 · 1 in 73
- South Dakota#20 · 1 in 68
- Montana#20 · 1 in 92
- Washington#21 · 1 in 78
Best ever in a state: #10 in Georgia, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #14 | 639 | 1 in 56 |
| Wisconsin | #19 | 540 | 1 in 73 |
| Montana | #20 | 74 | 1 in 92 |
| South Dakota | #20 | 119 | 1 in 68 |
| California | #21 | 1,357 | 1 in 90 |
| District of Columbia | #21 | 148 | 1 in 89 |
| Oregon | #21 | 199 | 1 in 84 |
| Washington | #21 | 349 | 1 in 78 |
| Illinois | #22 | 1,102 | 1 in 84 |
| Kansas | #22 | 193 | 1 in 103 |
| Michigan | #22 | 900 | 1 in 86 |
| Indiana | #23 | 561 | 1 in 80 |
| Ohio | #23 | 1,018 | 1 in 89 |
| Alaska | #24 | 15 | 1 in 92 |
| Iowa | #25 | 317 | 1 in 95 |
| Maine | #25 | 105 | 1 in 89 |
| Maryland | #25 | 204 | 1 in 120 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 127 | 1 in 117 |
| Pennsylvania | #27 | 807 | 1 in 134 |
| Colorado | #28 | 129 | 1 in 127 |
| Idaho | #28 | 61 | 1 in 112 |
| Missouri | #28 | 290 | 1 in 144 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 155 | 1 in 157 |
| New Jersey | #29 | 397 | 1 in 116 |
| North Dakota | #29 | 72 | 1 in 103 |
| Utah | #29 | 85 | 1 in 113 |
| Hawaii | #31 | 45 | 1 in 131 |
| Nevada | #31 | 11 | 1 in 128 |
| Vermont | #32 | 36 | 1 in 106 |
| New York | #33 | 1,000 | 1 in 151 |
| Connecticut | #35 | 128 | 1 in 145 |
| Delaware | #36 | 21 | 1 in 160 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 176 | 1 in 203 |
| Arizona | #40 | 54 | 1 in 185 |
| New Hampshire | #43 | 29 | 1 in 182 |
| Rhode Island | #43 | 42 | 1 in 190 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 178 | 1 in 199 |
| Massachusetts | #44 | 222 | 1 in 214 |
| Florida | #45 | 135 | 1 in 226 |
| Virginia | #45 | 156 | 1 in 237 |
| Georgia | #50 | 178 | 1 in 244 |
| Wyoming | #50 | 13 | 1 in 230 |
| Oklahoma | #52 | 96 | 1 in 248 |
| New Mexico | #56 | 45 | 1 in 220 |
| Alabama | #62 | 120 | 1 in 317 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 139 | 1 in 361 |
| Tennessee | #77 | 95 | 1 in 413 |
| Texas | #79 | 276 | 1 in 376 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 47 | 1 in 473 |
| Mississippi | #103 | 56 | 1 in 520 |
| South Carolina | #110 | 50 | 1 in 571 |
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 Gregory
- 55 spots since 2024 (#538 → #593)
- 159 spots since 2020 (#434 → #593)
- 247 spots since 2015 (#346 → #593)
- Biggest jump: 312 spots in 1890 (#878 → #566)
- Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1902 (#487 → #744)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #21 (21,976 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1945–1996
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1892–2025
- Highest: 1 in 94 boys born in 1962 were named Gregory (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,465 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 26.3% of all boys named Gregory (187,495) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | #758 (1886) | #895 |
| 1890s | 92 | #566 (1890) | #680 |
| 1900s | 166 | #487 (1901) | #604 |
| 1910s | 1,093 | #448 (1918) | #479 |
| 1920s | 2,193 | #356 (1928) | #405 |
| 1930s | 3,769 | #205 (1939) | #288 |
| 1940s | 43,222 | #31 (1949) | #110 |
| 1950s | 178,457 | #23 (1957) | #24 |
| 1960s | 187,495 | #21 (1962) | #23 |
| 1970s | 115,563 | #26 (1970) | #32 |
| 1980s | 93,655 | #40 (1982) | #45 |
| 1990s | 52,090 | #51 (1990) | #82 |
| 2000s | 20,074 | #138 (2000) | #196 |
| 2010s | 10,471 | #268 (2010) | #332 |
| 2020s | 3,514 | #434 (2020) | #513 |
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.
Gregory in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 63,446 of them was named Gregory, which outranked 70.0% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,794Thresa28
- #1,794Vanita28
- #1,794Yolonda28
- #1,835Gregory27
- #1,835Arletha27
- #1,835Athena27
- #1,835Brigid27
- #1,871Annita26
- #1,871Cindi26
- #1,871Clemmie26
Tied with 35 names at #1,835; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 134 of them was named Gregory, which outranked 99.4% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.