Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Gregory name popularity since 1925
712,363 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gregory. Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Gregory is about 60 years old in 2026. Gregory peaked in 1962 as the #21 name for boys, and it ranked #593 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 712,363
- Named Gregory, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #593
- for boys in 2025 (493 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 2,860 girls · 709,503 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Gregory 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.
Gregory births per year, 1925–2025
1962 was the biggest year for Gregory both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1943 and 1948, Gregory became 7× more common, from 1 in 1,260 baby boys to 1 in 180.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 267 to 1 in 474.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gregory's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gregory.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gregory 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 | 5 | 1,193 | – |
| 1930s | 16 | 3,769 | #282 |
| 1940s | 93 | 43,222 | #96 |
| 1950s | 494 | 178,457 | #24 |
| 1960s | 803 | 187,495 | #23 |
| 1970s | 672 | 115,563 | #33 |
| 1980s | 618 | 93,655 | #45 |
| 1990s | 131 | 52,090 | #84 |
| 2000s | 23 | 20,074 | #202 |
| 2010s | 5 | 10,471 | #346 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,514 | #593 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.9% of babies named Gregory from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Gregory is most popular
The index compares Gregory'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 Gregory.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1.98× | 6,548 |
| Ohio | 1.38× | 45,507 |
| Michigan | 1.31× | 35,899 |
| Delaware | 1.28× | 1,910 |
| Indiana | 1.28× | 21,693 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gregory 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory (this page) | 709,503 | 1962 |
| Greggory | 5,107 | 1963 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gregory's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gregory.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gregory (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