Boys' name · since 1948
Kreg
914 babies named Kreg in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 914
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kreg sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 914 recorded since 1948.
Kreg has 914 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2005.
- #5,442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 914 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kreg ranks #5,442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 914 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 914
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kreg's 914 recorded births place it above 88.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Kreg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kreg splits its recorded history at 1973: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kreg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2005
- Peak year (1962)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kreg by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (303 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Kreg's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kreg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
303 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 303 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kreg compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kreg's total volume
Kreg by state
Where Kreg concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
17 of 914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Kreg's decade-level peak was the 1960s (303 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Kregs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kreg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1948–2005 (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 Kreg 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.