Gregory: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced GREG-ree · 2 syllables

Gregory means “watchful, vigilant; awaken, arouse”, from Greek.

Via Latin Gregorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek (Gregorios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek (egeiro, “awaken, arouse”).

How popular is Gregory?

Gregory was the #593 name in the US in 2025, given to 493 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 51% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1960.

Babies named Gregory in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1960).

Half of US adults named Gregory are older than 58; most are between 30 and 76. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Gregory have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Gregory means “watchful, vigilant; awaken, arouse”. It comes from Greek.

Gregory is pronounced GREG-ree.

Gregory was the #593 name in the US in 2025, given to 493 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 51% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1960.

Half of US adults named Gregory are older than 58. Most are between 30 and 76.