Recorded 1946–2002 Boys' name Peak 1965 504 births

Gregary — boys' name

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.

1940s241950s1111960s1701970s1131980s541990s262000s6
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Gregary was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

24 babies were named Gregary in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gregary

The Social Security Administration has registered 504 babies named Gregary between 1946 and 2002, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gregary currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gregary performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gregary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gregary 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 504 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.

Gregary at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

504

Since 1946

57 years of records

Peak year

1965

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1946

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2002

Gregary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1946

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1965)
24
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 200219851979197219661960195419481946 5

Gregary by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
170 births that decade — 34% of Gregary's all-time total
1940s241950s1111960s1701970s1131980s541990s262000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gregary?
504 babies have been named Gregary since 1946. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1965 with 24 births.
When was Gregary most popular?
Gregary was most popular in the 1960s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Gregary been used?
Gregary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 57 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Gregary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gregory, Greg, Greyson, Gregg, 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, 1946–2002 (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.