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Gregg

Gregg means "watchful, alert", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1960s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. 1962 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

EtymologyVariant of Greg
EtymologyMeaning "watchful, alert"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
75
1920s
130
1930s
231
1940s
2,582
1950s
11,120
1960s
13,852
1970s
5,508
1980s
1,898
1990s
734
2000s
300
2010s
132
Peaked in the 1960s · 36,562 total U.S. births since 1900