Recorded 1951–1998 Boys' name Peak 1961 224 births

Gregrey — boys' name

224 babies named Gregrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s591960s991970s421980s181990s6
1960s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Gregrey was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

17 babies were named Gregrey in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gregrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Gregrey between 1951 and 1998, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gregrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gregrey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gregrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gregrey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gregrey 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 224 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.

Gregrey at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

224

Since 1951

48 years of records

Peak year

1961

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1951

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1998

Gregrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1951

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1961)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 19981974197019661962195819541951 7

Gregrey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 44% of Gregrey's all-time total
1950s591960s991970s421980s181990s6

Gregrey by state

Where Gregrey concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gregrey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Gregrey's total US births 2.2%

5 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gregrey?
224 babies have been named Gregrey since 1951. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1961 with 17 births.
When was Gregrey most popular?
Gregrey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Gregrey most popular?
The top states for the name Gregrey are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gregrey been used?
Gregrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 48 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Gregrey?
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, 1951–1998 (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.