Kreg
- Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
- Peak · boys
- 1968 · 36 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 914since 1948
Kreg over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Kreg has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2005 | #11,472 | 5 |
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| 2000 | #8,209 | 7 |
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| 1997 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 1989 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #2,682 | 21 |
| 1987 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #2,161 | 26 |
| 1985 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #2,897 | 15 |
| 1978 | #3,400 | 11 |
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| 1976 | #2,417 | 18 |
| 1975 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1971 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,374 | 37 |
| 1969 | #1,326 | 36 |
| 1968 | #1,258 | 36 |
| 1967 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #1,401 | 30 |
| 1965 | #1,386 | 31 |
| 1964 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1963 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1962 | #1,259 | 38 |
| 1961 | #1,467 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,692 | 23 |
| 1959 | #1,559 | 26 |
| 1958 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #2,044 | 15 |
| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
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First appearance
1948
The first year at least five boys were named Kreg! It came in at #3,668, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1977, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Kreg is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Kreg in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Kreg
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1948
- Peaked 1968 at #1,258 (36 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 48,277
- Highest: 1 in 48,277 boys born in 1968 were named Kreg (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,461 boys born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 33.2% of all boys named Kreg (303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | #3,298 (1949) | #3,483 |
| 1950s | 124 | #1,559 (1959) | #2,455 |
| 1960s | 303 | #1,258 (1968) | #1,440 |
| 1970s | 202 | #1,374 (1970) | #2,155 |
| 1980s | 175 | #2,161 (1986) | #2,873 |
| 1990s | 87 | #3,467 (1990) | #5,474 |
| 2000s | 12 | #8,209 (2000) | #9,841 |
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.
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