Recorded 1983–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 103 births

Mcgregor — boys' name

103 babies named Mcgregor in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s372010s232020s14
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mcgregor was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mcgregor in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcgregor

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Mcgregor between 1983 and 2022, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcgregor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcgregor performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mcgregor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcgregor 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 103 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.

Mcgregor at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

103

Since 1983

40 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1983

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mcgregor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1983

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 202220172012200620032001199619931983 5

Mcgregor by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 36% of Mcgregor's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s372010s232020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcgregor?
103 babies have been named Mcgregor since 1983. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Mcgregor most popular?
Mcgregor was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Mcgregor been used?
Mcgregor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 40 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mcgregor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mcguire, Mcgwire, Mcgarrett. 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, 1983–2022 (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.