Recorded 1948–1991 Boys' name Peak 1961 393 births

Kregg — boys' name

393 babies named Kregg in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s481960s1691970s991980s611990s11
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kregg was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kregg in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kregg

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Kregg between 1948 and 1991, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kregg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kregg performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kregg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kregg 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 393 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.

Kregg at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

393

Since 1948

44 years of records

Peak year

1961

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1948

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1991

Kregg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1948

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1961)
25
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
051015202530 199119851979197419691964195919541948 5

Kregg by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
169 births that decade — 43% of Kregg's all-time total
1940s51950s481960s1691970s991980s611990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kregg?
393 babies have been named Kregg since 1948. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1961 with 25 births.
When was Kregg most popular?
Kregg was most popular in the 1960s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Kregg been used?
Kregg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 44 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Kregg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krew, Kreed, Kreg, Kree, 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, 1948–1991 (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.