Boys' name · since 1952
Gregorey
Gregorey has 92 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
92 boys have been named Gregorey since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregorey has been recorded 92 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1991.
- #17,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregorey ranks #17,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregorey's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gregorey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gregorey's full recorded timeline at 1967, 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 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gregorey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gregorey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (51 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Gregorey's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Gregorey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 51 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gregorey's data
- Gregorey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- 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 Gregorey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1952–1991 (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 Gregorey 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.