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
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 1,900 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,512since 1881
Gregg over time
Rank among boys' names. Gregg has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | — | #8,312 | 9 | |
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,990 | 8 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,889 | 8 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,060 | 14 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,746 | 15 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,997 | 14 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,171 | 17 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,686 | 20 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,675 | 15 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,099 | 24 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,035 | 25 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,714 | 20 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,243 | 23 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,384 | 31 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,389 | 29 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,780 | 35 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,428 | 41 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,321 | 26 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,330 | 41 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,162 | 43 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,157 | 42 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,890 | 49 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,671 | 57 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,456 | 67 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,383 | 71 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,340 | 72 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,077 | 104 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,055 | 105 | |
| 1990 | — | #926 | 124 | |
| 1989 | — | #875 | 132 | |
| 1988 | — | #773 | 148 | |
| 1987 | — | #756 | 146 | |
| 1986 | — | #730 | 153 | |
| 1985 | — | #685 | 168 | |
| 1984 | — | #685 | 160 | |
| 1983 | — | #622 | 188 | |
| 1982 | — | #591 | 211 | |
| 1981 | — | #491 | 290 | |
| 1980 | — | #487 | 301 | |
| 1979 | — | #463 | 314 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #405 | 364 |
| 1977 | — | #364 | 469 | |
| 1976 | — | #347 | 484 | |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #348 | 493 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #350 | 479 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #325 | 532 |
| 1972 | — | #292 | 629 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #275 | 772 |
| 1970 | — | #248 | 941 | |
| 1969 | — | #245 | 883 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #233 | 943 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #229 | 957 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #206 | 1,134 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #202 | 1,232 |
| 1964 | — | #186 | 1,505 | |
| 1963 | — | #168 | 1,750 | |
| 1962 | — | #167 | 1,900 | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #176 | 1,752 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #179 | 1,736 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #187 | 1,585 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #189 | 1,477 |
| 1957 | — | #188 | 1,545 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #195 | 1,438 |
| 1955 | — | #198 | 1,299 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #227 | 949 |
| 1953 | — | #236 | 816 | |
| 1952 | — | #253 | 733 | |
| 1951 | — | #267 | 636 | |
| 1950 | — | #261 | 626 | |
| 1949 | — | #286 | 558 | |
| 1948 | — | #302 | 523 | |
| 1947 | — | #302 | 518 | |
| 1946 | — | #365 | 319 | |
| 1945 | — | #452 | 173 | |
| 1944 | — | #492 | 153 | |
| 1943 | — | #590 | 116 | |
| 1942 | — | #693 | 86 | |
| 1941 | — | #702 | 77 | |
| 1940 | — | #818 | 58 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,070 | 36 | |
| 1938 | — | #992 | 41 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,271 | 27 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,871 | 18 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,614 | 11 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,260 | 13 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#96 · 1 in 616
- Minnesota#109 · 1 in 749
- New Hampshire#123 · 1 in 943
- South Dakota#129 · 1 in 817
- Montana#140 · 1 in 833
Best ever in a state: #80 in Connecticut, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #96 | 25 | 1 in 616 |
| Minnesota | #109 | 52 | 1 in 749 |
| New Hampshire | #123 | 6 | 1 in 943 |
| South Dakota | #129 | 10 | 1 in 817 |
| Montana | #140 | 9 | 1 in 833 |
| Connecticut | #142 | 15 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Colorado | #143 | 23 | 1 in 824 |
| Washington | #149 | 30 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Wisconsin | #150 | 31 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Oregon | #162 | 16 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Illinois | #167 | 75 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Indiana | #167 | 41 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Michigan | #171 | 67 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 60 | 1 in 2,009 |
| New Jersey | #175 | 25 | 1 in 2,246 |
| New York | #176 | 101 | 1 in 1,683 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 6 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Kansas | #186 | 19 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Ohio | #187 | 58 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Massachusetts | #194 | 14 | 1 in 3,811 |
| California | #197 | 102 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Hawaii | #208 | 6 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Iowa | #211 | 14 | 1 in 2,199 |
| Missouri | #214 | 23 | 1 in 2,035 |
| Arizona | #225 | 9 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Oklahoma | #307 | 8 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Maryland | #317 | 6 | 1 in 5,021 |
| Florida | #338 | 10 | 1 in 4,093 |
| South Carolina | #425 | 5 | 1 in 6,273 |
| Georgia | #430 | 7 | 1 in 6,933 |
| Mississippi | #441 | 5 | 1 in 5,870 |
| Virginia | #480 | 5 | 1 in 8,761 |
| North Carolina | #504 | 6 | 1 in 9,189 |
| Texas | #523 | 17 | 1 in 7,127 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Gregg
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1962 at #167 (1,900 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1940–1990
- 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%)
- 37.8% of all boys named Gregg (13,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #866 (1881) | #866 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 75 | #1,949 (1916) | #2,499 |
| 1920s | 130 | #1,747 (1920) | #2,229 |
| 1930s | 231 | #992 (1938) | #1,607 |
| 1940s | 2,581 | #286 (1949) | #500 |
| 1950s | 11,104 | #187 (1959) | #220 |
| 1960s | 13,792 | #167 (1962) | #199 |
| 1970s | 5,477 | #248 (1970) | #342 |
| 1980s | 1,897 | #487 (1980) | #670 |
| 1990s | 734 | #926 (1990) | #1,512 |
| 2000s | 300 | #2,330 (2000) | #3,391 |
| 2010s | 153 | #4,099 (2010) | #5,902 |
| 2020s | 33 | #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 1954
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 388,383 of them was named Gregg, which outranked 13.2% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 872 names at #5,753; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,148 of them was named Gregg, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.