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.

Gregory Rank in US Top 1000

# 530 in the US

Gregory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 668 on Nameberry

Gregory Popularity

• 530 US 2023
• 668 Nameberry 2024
• 929 England 2020

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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