Boys' name · since 1956
Gegory
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Gegory, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gegory sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Gegory recorded 58 times among boys since 1956, 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 1956 to 1969.
- #21,113 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gegory ranks #21,113 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gegory's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gegory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gegory'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 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gegory popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1969
- Peak year (1964)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Gegory by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (41 births, 71% of the file).
1960s was Gegory's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Gegory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 41 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gegory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1956–1969 (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 Gegory 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.