Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Greg name popularity since 1925
77,818 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Greg. Half of them were born in 1962 or earlier, so the typical Greg is about 64 years old in 2026. Greg peaked in 1962 as the #77 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 77,818
- Named Greg, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,761 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 143 girls · 77,675 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 2.32× its national share
Peak year is the year Greg made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Greg births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1961. Measured as a share of all babies, Greg peaked in 1962.
- Fastest rise: Between 1942 and 1947, Greg became 9.8× more common, from 1 in 13,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,390.
- Steepest fall: Between 1983 and 1988, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 4,330 to 1 in 9,340.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Greg's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Greg.
Decade by decade
Babies named Greg in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 29 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 242 | #1,619 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5,101 | #314 |
| 1950s | 16 | 18,229 | #210 |
| 1960s | 75 | 36,438 | #105 |
| 1970s | 42 | 11,435 | #218 |
| 1980s | 10 | 3,598 | #474 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,369 | #978 |
| 2000s | 0 | 736 | #1,546 |
| 2010s | 0 | 353 | #3,315 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 145 | #4,761 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
60.6% of babies named Greg from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Greg is most popular
The index compares Greg's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Greg.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 2.32× | 514 |
| Oregon | 2.01× | 1,425 |
| South Dakota | 1.94× | 467 |
| Minnesota | 1.93× | 2,658 |
| Idaho | 1.84× | 553 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Greg and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Greg (this page) | 77,675 | 1962 |
| Gregg | 36,355 | 1962 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Greg's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Greg.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Greg (1962).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data