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.
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 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 146,546 of them was named Gregory, which outranked 55.3% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,641Zane13
- #6,641Zanna13
- #6,641Zully13
- #7,041Gregory12
- #7,041Aaliah12
- #7,041Abree12
- #7,041Adahli12
- #7,514Aaren11
- #7,514Aarin11
- #7,514Abreanna11
Tied with 472 names at #7,041; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 429 of them was named Gregory, which outranked 99.2% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.