Gregory
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About Gregory
The Greek name of sixteen popes and fifteen saints, the gregarious Gregory became big in the United States with the emergence of admirable actor Gregory Peck (born Eldred) in the late 1940s. From 1950 to 1973, it was in the Top 30, with nickname Greg becoming a Cool Dude name.
Gregory remained in the Top 100 in the US until the late 90s. Now, while Gregory may have morphed into an Upstanding Dad Name, it carries the winning combination of deep roots and a modern feel that still deserves consideration.
In addition to Gregory Peck, there have been dancer-actor Gregory Hines, racer Greg Lemond, golfer Greg Norman, and musician Gregg Allman. Gregory Goyle is a Harry Potter wizard.
As of October 2026, Gregory ranked #593 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #21 in 1963, Nameberry popularity #408.
Editor's take: The name Gregory is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "vigilant, a watchman".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #314 | 1,110 | 577.9 |
| 2015 | #346 | 987 | 514.9 |
| 2016 | #359 | 926 | 487.9 |
| 2017 | #374 | 890 | 480.8 |
| 2018 | #408 | 787 | 433.3 |
| 2019 | #388 | 805 | 448.7 |
| 2020 | #435 | 686 | 397.4 |
| 2021 | #486 | 607 | 347 |
| 2022 | #495 | 616 | 352.8 |
| 2023 | #529 | 556 | 325 |
| 2024 | #539 | 553 | 321 |
| 2025 | #593 | 493 | 288.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Gregorys
- Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Turkish bishop
- Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Archbishop of Constantinople
- Gregory II
XVIII, popes
- Gregory Cromwell
1st Baron Cromwell, son of Thomas Cromwell
- Gregory I
IV, Dukes of Naples
- (Eldred) Gregory Peck
American actor
- Gregory Oliver Hines
American actor/singer/dancer
- Gregory Frank "Greg" Raposo
American singer/actor of band Dream Street
- Gregory James Campbell
Canadian NHL Hockey player
- Gregory Nunzio Corso
American beat poet
- Gregory Fernan Hutchinson aka Big Hutch and Cold 187 um
American rapper
- Gregory Michael Cipes
American actor
- Gregory John "Greg" Page
Australian singer of The Wiggles
- Gregory Porter
American jazz singer
- Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake
English bassist of King Crimson
- Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis
American diver
- Gregory John "Greg" Norman
Australian golfer
- Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman
American musician of the Allman Brothers
- Gregory James "Greg" LeMond
American cyclist
- Gregory Alan "Greg" Maddux
American baseball player
- Gregory "Greg" Horan
brother of Niall Horan
- Gregory Shane Helms
American pro wrestler
- Gregory John "Greg" Gutfeld
American television personality
- Gregory Daniel Jackson
American YouTuber who goes by the username "Onision" and is best known for his controversial content
- Gregory James Alan Milward aka Greg James
English radio DJ
- Gregory Bruce "Greg" Jarvis
American astronaut on the Challenger
- Gregory Romano
son of actor Ray Romano
Gregory in pop culture
- Gregory House
main character on TV's "House, MD"
- Gregory "Greg" Hojem Sanders
character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Gregory "Greg" Heffley
main character in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series
- Gregory "Greg" Brady
character on TV's "The Brady Bunch"
- Gregory Arkadin
character in film Mr. Arkadin, a.k.a. Confidential Report
- Gregory Goyle
character in the Harry Potter series
- Gregory Herd aka Override and Shadrac
character in Marvel's Spider,Man comics
- Gregory "Greg" Lestrade
character on TV's "Sherlock"
- Gregory Magnus
father of Helen Magnus in the Sanctuary TV series
- Gregory Belson
character in DC Universe
- Gregory
a cricket in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series
- Gregory
a young red dragon in Terry Goodkind's series "The Sword of Truth"
- Gregory Edgeworth
character from the "Ace Attorney" series
- Gregory Landgraab
character from the Sims series
- Gregory Lynne
character from Gillian by Frank Yerby
- Gregory "Greg
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- Gregory Casket
character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
Variations & nicknames
- GrigoriiRussian
- GregorNorwegian
- GregorsLatvian
- JörnGerman
- GrigorRussian
- GregoorDutch
- GriesSwedish
- GredoriusGerman
- GregerSwedish
- GrishaRussian
- GergoHungarian
- GregoriosGreek
- GreagóirIrish Gaelic
- GrigoriRussian
- GrégoireFrench
- GregosDanish
- GregorioSpanish
More nicknames
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