Recorded 1984–2022 Boys' name Peak 1992 197 births

Grigor — boys' name

197 babies named Grigor in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s812000s292010s532020s17
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Grigor was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

14 babies were named Grigor in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grigor

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Grigor between 1984 and 2022, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Grigor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grigor performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Grigor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Grigor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grigor 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 197 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.

Grigor at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

197

Since 1984

39 years of records

Peak year

1992

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1984

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2022

Grigor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1984

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 20222017201220041997199219871984 5

Grigor by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
81 births that decade — 41% of Grigor's all-time total
1980s171990s812000s292010s532020s17

Grigor by state

Where Grigor concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Grigor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
149 75.6%
California share of Grigor's total US births 75.6%

149 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grigor?
197 babies have been named Grigor since 1984. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
When was Grigor most popular?
Grigor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Grigor most popular?
The top states for the name Grigor are California (149 births).
How long has the name Grigor been used?
Grigor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 39 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Grigor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Griffin, Griffen, Griffith, Griffyn, 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, 1984–2022 (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.