Gregory

Meaning: Watchful, vigilant
Origin: Greek

Nicknames: Greg, Gregg

Boy's name · #593 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Gregory's best rank, #21, came in 1962; it has stepped well back to #593 today. Roughly 712,000 boys have been named Gregory since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#384 in Ecuador (2025) · #738 in Italy (2024) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,030 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,049 in Canada (2025) · #1,406 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,873 in France (2025) · #2,471 in Austria (2025) · #727 in Scotland (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #1,373 in Belgium (2019) · #519 in Poland (2016) and 5 more.

Famous Gregorys

Gregory I — 64th Bishop of Rome; head of the Roman Catholic Church from AD 590 to 604 (c. 540 or 540–604)
Gregory Peck — American actor (1916–2003)
Gregory XVI — Head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
Gregory XIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 (1502–1585)
Gregory VII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085 (died 1085)
Gregory Hines — American dancer, actor, and singer (1946–2003)
Gregory III — Head of the Catholic Church from 731 to 741 (died 741)
Gregory of Nyssa — 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian (c. 335–c. 395)
Gregory of Nazianzus — Archbishop of Constantinople from 379 to 381 (c. 329–390)
Gregory Potyomkin — Russian military leader and statesman (1739–1791)

In stories & tradition

Gregory House — Protagonist of the TV series House
Gregory Goyle — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Gregory (Greg Heffley) — Fictional character in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

What Gregorys become

Among 1,875 notable people named Gregory:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gregory of Tours, Historian and Bishop of Tours (c. 538–594).

Similar names: Gregorio · Shawn · Graysen · Corey · Andre · Timothy

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