Greg
Short form of Gregory, Greek gregorein, “to be watchful.”
1961peak year
No. 77best rank (1961)
77,849babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Greg first shows up in the national records in 1915. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1959 to 1964. Its biggest year was 1961, when 5,397 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 77 nationally. All told, 77,849 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Gregg (36,624) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Gregory
Explore Greg interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | No. 3082 |
| 1920s | 53 | No. 2588 |
| 1930s | 242 | No. 818 |
| 1940s | 5,101 | No. 171 |
| 1950s | 18,229 | No. 91 |
| 1960s | 36,438 | No. 77 |
| 1970s | 11,435 | No. 154 |
| 1980s | 3,598 | No. 336 |
| 1990s | 1,369 | No. 710 |
| 2000s | 736 | No. 1481 |
| 2010s | 353 | No. 2492 |
| 2020s | 145 | No. 3297 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.