Gregory is a boy name family recorded 992,910 times in 22 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Poland (#74 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1958, at 1,465.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Gregorio (Argentina), Grzegorz (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Gregory
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory | English | 714,753 | 🇺🇸 United States | #593 | 1962 | ▼ 44 % |
| Gregory | English | 91,755 | 🇫🇷 France | #2120 | 1983 | ▼ 75 % |
| Gregory | English | 27,152 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #753 | 1971 | ▼ 30 % |
| Gregory | English | 23,475 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1954 | – |
| Gregory | English | 7,197 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1963 | – |
| Gregory | English | 5,188 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1958 | – |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 26,410 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #642 | 1929 | ▲ 28 % |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 10,847 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2332 | 1993 | ▼ 10 % |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 315 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1965 | – |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 292 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1948 | – |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 55 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1966 | – |
| Gregorio | Spanish | 34 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #882 | 2025 | new |
| Grégoire | French | 27,590 | 🇫🇷 France | #542 | 1998 | ▼ 48 % |
| Grégoire | French | 817 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #623 | 1998 | ▼ 36 % |
| Grégoire | French | 727 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #227 | 2007 | ▲ 19 % |
| Grégoire | French | 84 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2001 | – |
| Grégoire | French | 23 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1966 | – |
| Grégoire | French | 15 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1999 | – |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 21,997 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #74 | 2000 | ▼ 16 % |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 131 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2008 | – |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 35 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1989 | – |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 10 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2009 | – |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1985 | – |
| Grzegorz | Polish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2018 | – |
| Gregor | Slovene | 3,992 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #220 | 1997 | ▼ 41 % |
| Gregor | Slovene | 3,109 | 🏴 Scotland | #316 | 1999 | ▼ 58 % |
| Gregor | Slovene | 1,750 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #205 | 1992 | ▼ 11 % |
| Gregor | Slovene | 1,213 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8243 | 1897 | ▲ 23 % |
| Gregor | Slovene | 505 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Gregor | Slovene | 415 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1996 | – |
| Greggory | English | 5,107 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1963 | – |
| Greggory | English | 27 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1977 | – |
| Gergely | Hungarian | 3,113 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #90 | 2010 | – |
| Grigoriy | Russian | 2,980 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #515 | 1990 | ▼ 37 % |
| Grigoriy | Russian | 25 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2012 | – |
| Gregori | English | 425 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1983 | – |
| Gregori | English | 83 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1986 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Gregory ↔ Grégoire — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Gregorio — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Grigoriy — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Grzegorz — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Gergely — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Gregor — checked by hand
- Gregory ↔ Greggory — spelling variant
- Gregory ↔ Gregori — spelling variant
Questions about Gregory
How popular is the name Gregory?
In 2025 it ranked #74 in Poland. Official registers record 992,910 births across 22 countries.
What is Gregory in other languages?
Gregorio (Spanish); Grégoire (French); Grzegorz (Polish); Gregor (Slovene); Greggory (English); Gergely (Hungarian); Grigoriy (Russian); Gregori (English).
When was Gregory most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1958, at 1,465.0 births per 100,000.
Is Gregory a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Gregory is a boy name.