Fun Facts About the Name Gregor
- More than 1 thousand babies named Gregor: U.S. records list 1,213 babies given the name Gregor from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Gregor Mean?
Gregor means "watchful" or "alert". It is a form of the Latin name Gregorius, which comes from the Greek Gregorios (Γρηγόριος), related to the verb gregorein (γρηγορεῖν), "to be awake" or "to watch". The literal sense is vigilance; the name is not derived from the Latin grex ("flock"), despite a similar sound. Gregor is used in German and Scottish contexts, and it also appears in Dutch, Scandinavian, and Slavic-speaking regions. The more common English form is Gregory.
Gregor Name History & Origins
The Greek name Gregorios was used by early Christians and was borne by several fourth-century church fathers, including Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory of Nazianzus. In the Latin-speaking church it became Gregorius, the name of Pope Gregory I, known as Gregory the Great, who was pope from 590 to 604. Christian use carried the name into many European languages, where it took forms such as Gregorius, Gregorio, Grigori, and Griogair.
In German-speaking lands, Gregor became a standard vernacular form of Gregorius. In Scotland, Gaelic speakers used Griogair, and the anglicized Gregor appears both as a given name and in the surname MacGregor, meaning "son of Gregor". The Highland clan Gregor, or MacGregor, takes its name from this personal name; its traditional descent stories are later clan history and not part of the name's origin.
In modern literature, Gregor is the first name of Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (1915). This is a famous literary use, not the name's origin; Gregor was already an established European given name.
How Popular is the Name Gregor?
Gregor has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1962. Its best rank was #1,131 in 1897.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,481 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,087 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,539 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,273 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,995 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,833 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,294 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,439 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #6,860 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,031 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #6,422 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #6,373 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #12,914 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #5,765 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #7,240 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #10,219 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,895 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,789 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #5,386 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,362 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,476 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,456 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #4,992 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,225 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,492 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #5,431 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,493 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,566 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #3,889 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #6,093 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #7,237 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,924 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #3,510 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #6,149 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,533 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,319 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,555 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #2,760 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #6,218 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,856 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,335 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #3,301 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,491 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,139 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,611 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,330 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #3,273 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #5,168 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #3,129 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,210 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #3,541 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #3,228 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,768 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #1,818 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #1,829 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,061 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #2,073 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #1,845 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #1,884 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #1,821 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #1,556 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1962 | #1,565 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #2,092 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #2,360 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,062 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,306 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,311 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,906 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,357 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #2,648 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,226 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,298 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #1,863 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #1,908 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #2,062 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,679 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,297 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #1,982 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,647 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,117 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #2,109 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #2,316 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #3,712 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,260 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,385 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,609 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #3,892 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,117 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,986 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,668 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,711 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #2,924 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #4,430 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #1,937 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,902 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #3,047 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,689 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,193 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #4,010 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #2,970 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #3,499 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,361 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,519 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #2,169 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #2,358 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1897 | #1,131 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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