Recorded 1949–2012 Boys' name Peak 1961 493 births

Gregery — boys' name

493 babies named Gregery in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s931960s1411970s1001980s981990s402000s102010s6
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Gregery was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gregery in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gregery

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Gregery between 1949 and 2012, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gregery currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gregery performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gregery shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gregery 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 493 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.

Gregery at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

493

Since 1949

64 years of records

Peak year

1961

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1949

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2012

Gregery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1949

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1961)
21
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Gregery by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
141 births that decade — 29% of Gregery's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gregery?
493 babies have been named Gregery since 1949. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1961 with 21 births.
When was Gregery most popular?
Gregery was most popular in the 1960s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Gregery been used?
Gregery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 64 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Gregery?
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.

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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, 1949–2012 (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.