Is Gregory a boy or girl name?
Gregory is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 553 boys were named Gregory, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 714,266 US babies named Gregory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #539
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gregory since 1880
- 714,266
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 22,058 babies
Boys and girls named Gregory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,093 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,193 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 3,769 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 43,222 | 93 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 178,453 | 495 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 187,490 | 803 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 115,573 | 672 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 93,668 | 618 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 52,087 | 131 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 20,073 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 10,469 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,018 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 553 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 556 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 616 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 607 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 686 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 805 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 787 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 890 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 926 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 987 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,110 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,181 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,231 | #286 | 5 | #17,794 |
| 2011 | 1,265 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,287 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,426 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,559 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,679 | #223 | 5 | #18,600 |
| 2006 | 1,833 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,903 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,968 | #194 | 8 | #12,005 |
| 2003 | 2,109 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2,279 | #169 | 5 | #16,343 |
| 2001 | 2,478 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 2,839 | #138 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 1999 | 3,048 | #122 | 7 | #11,799 |
| 1998 | 3,429 | #109 | 7 | #11,554 |
| 1997 | 3,802 | #103 | 11 | #7,963 |
| 1996 | 3,994 | #98 | 5 | #14,280 |
| 1995 | 4,442 | #84 | 12 | #7,202 |
| 1994 | 5,136 | #76 | 8 | #9,881 |
| 1993 | 5,807 | #65 | 17 | #5,501 |
| 1992 | 6,498 | #60 | 17 | #5,566 |
| 1991 | 7,554 | #55 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 1990 | 8,377 | #51 | 23 | #4,284 |
| 1989 | 8,758 | #52 | 39 | #2,831 |
| 1988 | 8,631 | #50 | 66 | #1,874 |
| 1987 | 9,136 | #47 | 58 | #1,950 |
| 1986 | 9,533 | #46 | 71 | #1,659 |
| 1985 | 9,769 | #45 | 71 | #1,655 |
| 1984 | 9,687 | #44 | 68 | #1,621 |
| 1983 | 9,982 | #42 | 64 | #1,702 |
| 1982 | 10,146 | #40 | 51 | #2,034 |
| 1981 | 8,758 | #46 | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1980 | 9,268 | #42 | 60 | #1,815 |
| 1979 | 9,108 | #42 | 54 | #1,927 |
| 1978 | 9,342 | #38 | 60 | #1,734 |
| 1977 | 10,053 | #35 | 60 | #1,723 |
| 1976 | 10,061 | #35 | 64 | #1,576 |
| 1975 | 10,399 | #33 | 78 | #1,369 |
| 1974 | 10,829 | #31 | 63 | #1,535 |
| 1973 | 11,673 | #26 | 85 | #1,232 |
| 1972 | 13,059 | #26 | 64 | #1,491 |
| 1971 | 14,762 | #25 | 80 | #1,339 |
| 1970 | 16,287 | #26 | 64 | #1,534 |
| 1969 | 16,171 | #26 | 75 | #1,307 |
| 1968 | 15,394 | #26 | 68 | #1,351 |
| 1967 | 15,776 | #25 | 89 | #1,111 |
| 1966 | 17,006 | #23 | 75 | #1,245 |
| 1965 | 18,205 | #23 | 78 | #1,221 |
| 1964 | 19,885 | #22 | 75 | #1,285 |
| 1963 | 21,420 | #21 | 89 | #1,159 |
| 1962 | 21,971 | #21 | 87 | #1,180 |
| 1961 | 21,360 | #23 | 89 | #1,170 |
| 1960 | 20,302 | #24 | 78 | #1,240 |
| 1959 | 19,885 | #23 | 62 | #1,363 |
| 1958 | 19,809 | #23 | 73 | #1,243 |
| 1957 | 21,475 | #23 | 59 | #1,381 |
| 1956 | 21,081 | #24 | 62 | #1,322 |
| 1955 | 19,815 | #24 | 62 | #1,280 |
| 1954 | 17,624 | #25 | 47 | #1,472 |
| 1953 | 16,160 | #24 | 35 | #1,688 |
| 1952 | 15,190 | #24 | 35 | #1,656 |
| 1951 | 14,103 | #25 | 33 | #1,677 |
| 1950 | 13,311 | #25 | 27 | #1,847 |
| 1949 | 10,979 | #31 | 20 | #2,234 |
| 1948 | 9,724 | #32 | 21 | #2,151 |
| 1947 | 9,327 | #33 | 20 | #2,229 |
| 1946 | 5,672 | #56 | 14 | #2,656 |
| 1945 | 2,474 | #96 | 11 | #2,805 |
| 1944 | 1,305 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,134 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,027 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 824 | #183 | 7 | #3,721 |
| 1940 | 756 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 596 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 536 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 507 | #234 | 5 | #4,504 |
| 1936 | 393 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 368 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 329 | #299 | 5 | #4,560 |
| 1933 | 254 | #333 | 6 | #3,924 |
| 1932 | 283 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 255 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 248 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 237 | #375 | 5 | #4,874 |
| 1928 | 260 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 241 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 243 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 212 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 226 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 191 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 220 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 184 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 179 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 163 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 175 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 158 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 144 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 135 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 107 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 85 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 65 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 36 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 26 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #967 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gregory reached #21 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #1,111 in 1967. 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 Gregory
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.