Boys' name · since 1981
Regory
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Regory, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Regory since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Regory has 16 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1985.
- #30,999 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Regory ranks #30,999 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Regory's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Regory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Regory's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Regory popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1985.
16 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 6 births in a single year.
Regory by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Regory's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Regory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Regory decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Regory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1981–1985 (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 Regory 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.
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