Gregory is a boy's name of English origin meaning “watchful, vigilant and awaken, arouse.” In 2024 it was given to 553 boys in the United States.
Gregory belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “watchful, vigilant and awaken, arouse” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gregory first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #21 in 1962, and in 2024 553 babies received the name — 711,405 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gregory means “watchful, vigilant and awaken, arouse” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gregory is a boy name. In 2024, 553 babies received the name in the US.
Gregory comes from the English & American tradition.
Gregory first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #21 in 1962, and 553 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gregory is pronounced /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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