Greg Boy
How popular is Greg?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Greg in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
Greg popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 276 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,298 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (5,397 boys) |
| Highest rank | #77 in 1961 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Greg counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Greg family of names ranked #3,140 for boys in 2025 (#2,774 the year before), with 26 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greg | 21 | 81% |
| Gregg | 5 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Greg is most popular
Babies named Greg per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Greg by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1920s | 53 | #2,586 |
| 1930s | 242 | #818 |
| 1940s | 5,101 | #171 |
| 1950s | 18,229 | #91 |
| 1960s | 36,438 | #77 |
| 1970s | 11,435 | #154 |
| 1980s | 3,598 | #336 |
| 1990s | 1,369 | #707 |
| 2000s | 736 | #1,477 |
| 2010s | 353 | #2,490 |
| 2020s | 145 | #3,295 |
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Questions
- Is Greg a boy or girl name?
- Greg is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Greg were boys.
- How popular is the name Greg?
- 21 baby boys were named Greg in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Greg most popular?
- Greg peaked in 1961, when 5,397 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #77, held for 2 years starting in 1961.
- How many people are named Greg?
- 77,849 babies have been named Greg in the US since 1880. We estimate about 62,118 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Greg most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Greg was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.