Recorded 1951–1985 Boys' name Peak 1958 179 births

Cregg — boys' name

179 babies named Cregg in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s561960s751970s421980s6
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Cregg was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

12 babies were named Cregg in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cregg

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Cregg between 1951 and 1985, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cregg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cregg performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cregg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cregg in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 179 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cregg at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

179

Since 1951

35 years of records

Peak year

1958

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1951

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1985

Cregg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1951

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1958)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 198519751970196719631960195719531951 9

Cregg by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
75 births that decade — 42% of Cregg's all-time total
1950s561960s751970s421980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cregg?
179 babies have been named Cregg since 1951. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1958 with 12 births.
When was Cregg most popular?
Cregg was most popular in the 1960s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Cregg been used?
Cregg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 35 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Cregg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crew, Creed, Creighton, Cree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.