Names / Boy names
Gregory
Current rank
#593
and easing
All-time peak
#21
in 1962
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
714,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #21 in 1962 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gregory enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. As of the latest data it stands at #593, slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1962, at #21 nationally. More than 714,700 children have been given the name overall.