Boys' name · since 1897
Gregor
1,213 babies named Gregor in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,213
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregor currently ranks #8266 among boys' names in America, with 1,213 babies recorded since 1897.
Gregor has 1,213 recorded births among boys since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8266 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #4,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,213 born since 1897
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregor ranks #4,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,213 born since 1897, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,213
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregor's 1,213 recorded births place it above 89.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gregor compares
1,213 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gregor's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gregor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gregor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gregor's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gregor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Gregor by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (189 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Gregor's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Gregor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 189 births (16% of all-time use).
How Gregor 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 Gregor's total volume
Gregor by state
Where Gregor concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
37 of 1,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gregor's data
- Gregor's decade-level peak was the 1960s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gregors (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Gregor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Gregor 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.