Boys' name · since 1951
Cregg
Cregg has 179 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 179
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
179 boys have been named Cregg since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cregg recorded 179 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1985.
- #13,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 179 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cregg ranks #13,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 179
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cregg's 179 recorded births place it above 69.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cregg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cregg's full recorded timeline at 1964, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cregg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1985
- Peak year (1958)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Cregg by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (75 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Cregg's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cregg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 75 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cregg's data
- Cregg's decade-level peak was the 1960s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cregg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cregg draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.