Gregory

Greek
"vigilant, a watchman"

Gregory Origin and Meaning

The name Gregory is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "vigilant, a watchman".

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.

# 530 in the US

Gregory Rank in US Top 1000

# 763 on Nameberry

Gregory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Gregory Popularity

Famous People Named Gregory

  • 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
    " character in miniseries "Over the Garden Wall"
  • Gregory Casket
    character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale