Boys' name · since 1951
Gregrey
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.
- #12,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 224
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
224 boys have been named Gregrey since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gregrey recorded 224 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1998.
- #12,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 224 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregrey ranks #12,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 224
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gregrey's 224 recorded births place it above 72.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gregrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gregrey splits its recorded history at 1965: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gregrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1998
- Peak year (1961)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Gregrey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (99 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Gregrey's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Gregrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 99 births (44% of all-time use).
Gregrey by state
Where Gregrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gregrey's data
- Gregrey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gregreys (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gregrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1951–1998 (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 Gregrey 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.