GREGORY is ranked as the 72nd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 780,681.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 244.84 people named GREGORY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GREGORY is 624,808.
The SSA data also shows that GREGORY is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GREGORY is
80.8% White,
3.5% Hispanic origin,
12.5% Black,
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name GREGORY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GREGORY is included in the following name categories:
Greek masculine given name
English surname
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Masculine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GREGORY
The state with the most people named
GREGORY is
California where
76,685 people have this name.
Alaska is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GREGORY, as
378.34 in every 100,000
Alaskans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Alaska is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Maine
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name GREGORY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
40,680
315.82
99.9%
Indiana
24,199
366.83
99.8%
Iowa
6,604
212.53
99.6%
Kansas
6,835
235.38
99.5%
Michigan
31,215
314.99
99.9%
Minnesota
19,020
348.54
99.9%
Missouri
6,235
208.26
99.6%
Nebraska
4,586
243.74
99.2%
North Dakota
2,083
281.65
98.8%
Ohio
42,894
369.97
99.9%
South Dakota
2,449
287.1
98.8%
Wisconsin
18,109
314.52
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name GREGORY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,787
378.34
99.2%
Arizona
14,349
213.17
99.7%
California
76,685
197.63
99.9%
Colorado
18,024
336.53
99.8%
Hawaii
1,927
135.72
99.3%
Idaho
4,255
260.35
99.3%
Montana
2,683
262.1
98.9%
Nevada
6,402
225.48
99.6%
New Mexico
3,359
161.05
98.9%
Oregon
11,989
301.98
99.7%
Utah
7,685
261.15
99.5%
Washington
17,896
253.43
99.9%
Wyoming
1,203
205.93
98.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GREGORY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
6,346
176.45
99.6%
Maine
1,446
108.75
97.5%
Massachusetts
8,161
120.99
99.4%
New Hampshire
1,504
113.38
97.9%
New Jersey
18,420
206.08
99.8%
New York
44,355
224.62
99.9%
Pennsylvania
40,349
315.54
99.9%
Rhode Island
1,212
114.88
98.0%
Vermont
1,697
270.9
99.1%
South States
State stats for the first name GREGORY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GREGORY as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named GREGORY.
The most popular full name is GREGORY Smith.
1.25% of all the people named GREGORY
have this family name.
There are 51228 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GREGORY