Boys' name · since 1953
Gregroy
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.
- #9,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gregroy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 349 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregroy has been recorded 349 times among boys since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1991.
- #9,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 349 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gregroy ranks #9,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gregroy's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gregroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gregroy splits its recorded history at 1974: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gregroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1991
- Peak year (1984)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Gregroy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Gregroy's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Gregroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (32% of all-time use).
Gregroy by state
Where Gregroy concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 349 births nationwide.
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- Gregroy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gregroys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Gregroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1953–1991 (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 Gregroy 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.