Is Greg a boy or girl name?
Greg is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Greg, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 77,835 US babies named Greg were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,455
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Greg since 1915
- 77,835
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5,410 babies
Boys and girls named Greg, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 242 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18,230 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 36,441 | 75 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 11,437 | 42 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 3,599 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 1,369 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 736 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 353 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,455 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,938 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,607 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,190 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,027 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,315 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,829 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 70 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 99 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 129 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 134 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 148 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 173 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 177 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 204 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 234 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 205 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 286 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 271 | #542 | 5 | #11,549 |
| 1985 | 331 | #475 | 5 | #11,240 |
| 1984 | 388 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 414 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 438 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 474 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 558 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 571 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 696 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 824 | #249 | 5 | #10,137 |
| 1976 | 857 | #237 | 6 | #8,497 |
| 1975 | 952 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 1,099 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 1,300 | #181 | 6 | #7,757 |
| 1972 | 1,437 | #173 | 5 | #8,718 |
| 1971 | 1,695 | #163 | 11 | #4,909 |
| 1970 | 2,006 | #154 | 9 | #5,539 |
| 1969 | 1,985 | #152 | 9 | #5,176 |
| 1968 | 2,047 | #142 | 11 | #4,301 |
| 1967 | 2,100 | #140 | 8 | #5,151 |
| 1966 | 2,454 | #126 | 6 | #6,051 |
| 1965 | 3,181 | #105 | 6 | #6,051 |
| 1964 | 3,971 | #95 | 5 | #7,130 |
| 1963 | 4,853 | #81 | 7 | #5,515 |
| 1962 | 5,367 | #77 | 6 | #6,122 |
| 1961 | 5,398 | #77 | 12 | #3,854 |
| 1960 | 5,085 | #83 | 5 | #6,703 |
| 1959 | 4,637 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 3,790 | #105 | 5 | #6,432 |
| 1957 | 2,972 | #127 | 5 | #6,426 |
| 1956 | 1,603 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,166 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 953 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 797 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 769 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 739 | #247 | 6 | #5,060 |
| 1950 | 804 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 868 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,189 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,316 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 806 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 355 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 188 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 145 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 101 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 76 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 57 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 55 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 49 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,923 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,067 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,605 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,207 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Greg reached #77 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #3,854 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Greg
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.