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Greg

/ˈɡɹɛɡ/ · 100% boys · 21 born in 2025

Greg has been given to about 77,849 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹɛɡ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 64,863
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Greg per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 5,409
  • Born in 202521
  • All time77,849

How popular is Greg?

Its best year was 1961, when 5,409 babies were given the name, ranking 77th. The typical living American called Greg is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Greg

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gregg0.90
  2. Grey0.71
  3. Glen0.53
  4. Gregory0.50
  5. Glenn0.51
  6. Garret0.51
  7. Garrett0.49
  8. Garett0.51

Middle names for Greg

Ranked by flow score
  1. Greg Thomas0.74
  2. Greg James0.74
  3. Greg Cole0.73
  4. Greg Miles0.73
  5. Greg Wilder0.72
  6. Greg Paul0.55

Sibling names for Greg

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.96
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.94
  3. Robinsister · 0.90
  4. Tonybrother · 0.89
  5. Reginasister · 0.88
  6. Jaybrother · 0.88

Where Greg is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Greg Anderson0.73
  2. Greg Allen0.73
  3. Greg Adams0.73
  4. Greg Evans0.70
  5. Greg Edwards0.70
  6. Greg Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Greg

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Greg across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.