Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Gregg name popularity since 1925
36,467 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gregg. Half of them were born in 1962 or earlier, so the typical Gregg is about 64 years old in 2026. Gregg peaked in 1962 as the #167 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,467
- Named Gregg, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #12,682 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 112 girls · 36,355 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Gregg 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.
Gregg births per year, 1925–2025
1962 was the biggest year for Gregg both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1943 and 1948, Gregg became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 12,300 baby boys to 1 in 3,350.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby boys fell by 59%, from 1 in 3,500 to 1 in 8,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gregg's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gregg.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gregg 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 | 53 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 231 | #1,465 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,581 | #452 |
| 1950s | 23 | 11,104 | #198 |
| 1960s | 59 | 13,792 | #202 |
| 1970s | 30 | 5,477 | #348 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,897 | #685 |
| 1990s | 0 | 734 | #1,461 |
| 2000s | 0 | 300 | #3,409 |
| 2010s | 0 | 153 | #5,824 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 33 | #12,682 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
59.5% of babies named Gregg from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Gregg is most popular
The index compares Gregg'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 Gregg.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.14× | 1,310 |
| Nebraska | 2.07× | 487 |
| Wisconsin | 2.06× | 1,362 |
| Connecticut | 1.77× | 641 |
| New Jersey | 1.74× | 1,609 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gregg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg (this page) | 36,355 | 1962 |
| Greg | 77,675 | 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 Gregg's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gregg.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gregg (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