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Gregory
Pronounced /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1961 · #1173
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:553 in 2024 (#538)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No girls were recorded as Gregory in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1961 with 89 babies, ranked #1173.
- It first shows up in the records in 1929.
- 2,861 girls have been named Gregory since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Gregory per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 39 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 988 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,117 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 664 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 53 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Gregory, CC BY-SA 4.0.