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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedAKMaine: #177 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,538 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #99 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 633 boysNHWashington: #167 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,019 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedIDMontana: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,173 boysMTNorth Dakota: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,177 boysNDMinnesota: #108 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 636 boysMNIllinois: #207 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,764 boysILWisconsin: #103 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 738 boysWIMichigan: #178 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,451 boysMINew York: #133 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 865 boysNYMassachusetts: #102 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 911 boysMARhode Island: #94 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 831 boysRIOregon: #217 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,710 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedNVWyoming: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 509 boysWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 867 boysSDIowa: #150 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,180 boysIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,688 boysINOhio: #191 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,624 boysOHPennsylvania: #131 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,092 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 911 boysNJConnecticut: #122 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 962 boysCTCalifornia: #235 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,650 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 674 boysUTColorado: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,000 boysCONebraska: #115 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 640 boysNEMissouri: #233 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,990 boysMOKentucky: #289 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,952 boysKYWest Virginia: #274 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,010 boysWVVirginia: #356 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,332 boysVAMaryland: #326 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,422 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedDEArizona: #335 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,535 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedNMKansas: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,740 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedARTennessee: #277 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,690 boysTNNorth Carolina: #396 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,062 boysNCSouth Carolina: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,603 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,072 boysOKLouisiana: #347 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,814 boysLAMississippi: #408 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,497 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Gregg, so not publishedALGeorgia: #310 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,628 boysGAHawaii: #157 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 669 boysHITexas: #343 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,529 boysTXFlorida: #309 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,607 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 831
  2. New Hampshire#99 · 1 in 633
  3. Massachusetts#102 · 1 in 911
  4. Wisconsin#103 · 1 in 738
  5. Minnesota#108 · 1 in 636

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#94101 in 831
New Hampshire#9991 in 633
Massachusetts#102561 in 911
Wisconsin#103541 in 738
Minnesota#108531 in 636
Nebraska#115201 in 640
Wyoming#12151 in 509
Connecticut#122261 in 962
New Jersey#124641 in 911
Pennsylvania#131921 in 1,092
New York#1331891 in 865
Utah#144151 in 674
Iowa#150211 in 1,180
Hawaii#157101 in 669
South Dakota#16071 in 867
Washington#167241 in 1,019
North Dakota#17351 in 1,177
Maine#17761 in 1,538
Michigan#178551 in 1,451
Oklahoma#181181 in 1,072
Ohio#191581 in 1,624
Montana#20151 in 1,173
Indiana#204281 in 1,688
Illinois#207561 in 1,764
Oregon#21791 in 1,710
Kansas#230101 in 1,740
Missouri#233201 in 1,990
California#2351061 in 1,650
South Carolina#236151 in 1,603
Colorado#24891 in 2,000
West Virginia#27451 in 3,010
Tennessee#277131 in 2,690
Kentucky#289101 in 2,952
Florida#309191 in 2,607
Georgia#310171 in 2,628
Maryland#32671 in 4,422
Arizona#33561 in 2,535
Texas#343411 in 2,529
Louisiana#347131 in 2,814
Virginia#35691 in 4,332
North Carolina#39691 in 5,062
Mississippi#40851 in 4,497
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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 1965

girls
#5,289
7 births · 1 in 252,166 girls
boys
#202
1,232 births · 1 in 1,510 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #5,289Gregg7

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #202Gregg1,232
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 252,166 of them was named Gregg, which outranked 29.8% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gregg
  1. #4,831Zelia8
  2. #4,831Zelphia8
  3. #4,831Zondra8
  4. #5,289Gregg7
  5. #5,289Abra7
  6. #5,289Adah7
  7. #5,289Adana7
  8. #5,817Adra6
  9. #5,817Adrain6
  10. #5,817Aime6

Tied with 527 names at #5,289; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,510 of them was named Gregg, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gregg
  1. #199Leon1,263
  2. #200Alex1,246
  3. #201Ted1,243
  4. #202Gregg1,232
  5. #203Dwight1,227
  6. #204Byron1,225
  7. #205Marty1,221
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →