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How popular is the name Greg?
Births per year, rank history and how many Gregs are alive today.
Greg (male) is a shortened form of the name Gregory. Greg itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2021; most Gregs are registered as Gregory, which ranked 1406th in 2025 with 19 babies.
Most people called Greg are registered as Gregory, and share that name's profile: the Gregory you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Gregories born in England and Wales are between 40 and 62, and there are at least 34,000 of them alive today. Only some Gregorys go by Greg.
How many babies are named Greg or Gregory each year?
Combined registrations of Gregory, Greg. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Gregory rank as a registered name?
Where does Greg rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Greg short for Gregory?
Yes - Greg is a shortened form of Gregory. Gregs are usually registered as Gregory at birth.
When was the name Greg most popular?
The full name Gregory peaked in 1964, when around 1,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Greg itself peaked as a registered name in 1997, with 70 babies.
How many people are called Greg?
There's no official count of people who go by Greg, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 34,000 people registered as Gregory born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Greg.
How old is the typical Greg?
Most people called Greg are registered as Gregory. Most living Gregories are between 40 and 62; the most common age is about 61.
Is Greg becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.