Boys' name · since 1946
Gregary
504 babies named Gregary in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 504
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregary is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 504 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Gregary recorded 504 times among boys since 1946, 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 1946 to 2002.
- #7,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 504 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregary ranks #7,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 504
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregary's 504 recorded births place it above 82.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gregary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gregary splits its recorded history at 1968: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gregary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2002
- Peak year (1965)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Gregary by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (170 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Gregary's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gregary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
111 births
- 1960s
1960s
170 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 170 births (34% of all-time use).
How Gregary compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gregary's total volume
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What to do with Gregary's data
- Gregary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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 Gregary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1946–2002 (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 Gregary 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.