Recorded 1953–1991 Boys' name Peak 1984 349 births

Gregroy — boys' name

349 babies named Gregroy in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s811970s1091980s1121990s15
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Gregroy was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

17 babies were named Gregroy in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gregroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Gregroy between 1953 and 1991, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gregroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gregroy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gregroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gregroy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gregroy 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 349 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.

Gregroy at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

349

Since 1953

39 years of records

Peak year

1984

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1953

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1991

Gregroy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1953

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1984)
17
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19911986198119761971196619611953 5

Gregroy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
112 births that decade — 32% of Gregroy's all-time total
1950s321960s811970s1091980s1121990s15

Gregroy by state

Where Gregroy concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gregroy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.4%
New York share of Gregroy's total US births 1.4%

5 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gregroy?
349 babies have been named Gregroy since 1953. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1984 with 17 births.
When was Gregroy most popular?
Gregroy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Gregroy most popular?
The top states for the name Gregroy are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Gregroy been used?
Gregroy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 39 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Gregroy?
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, 1953–1991 (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.