Recorded 1959–1983 Boys' name Peak 1966 31 births

Greory — boys' name

31 babies named Greory in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s161980s10
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Greory was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

6 babies were named Greory in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Greory

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Greory between 1959 and 1983, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Greory currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Greory performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Greory shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Greory 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 31 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.

Greory at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

31

Since 1959

25 years of records

Peak year

1966

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1959

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1983

Greory popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1959

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1966)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319801966196319621959 5

Greory by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 52% of Greory's all-time total
1950s51960s161980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Greory?
31 babies have been named Greory since 1959. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1966 with 6 births.
When was Greory most popular?
Greory was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Greory been used?
Greory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 25 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Greory?
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, 1959–1983 (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.