How popular is the baby name Gregory in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Gregory.
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Gregory Peck won an Oscar for playing Atticus Finch in the movie To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), based on the 1960 novel of the same name.
In 1999, Peck’s daughter Cecilia gave birth a baby boy she named Harper in honor of the novel’s author, Harper Lee.
Source: Bernard, Jami. “Gregory Peck and the Role of Our Lifetime.” New York Daily News 17 May 2000.
Image: Adapted from Photo portrait of Harper Lee (public domain)
Here are some oddball baby names I found while scanning the SSA’s baby name lists. They look like creative combinations of other names. (My guesses as to what those “other names” might be are in parentheses.)
Boy names:
Girl names:
Which is your favorite? (Mine is Franchester!)
Have you come across any other baby name mash-ups recently?
P.S. Don’t forget Craphonso. :)
[Last update: 5/2019]
Gregory A. White, a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has just changed his name to Stylez G. White.
His inspiration?
The 1985 movie Teen Wolf, which starred Michael J. Fox as a high school student/werewolf named Scott. Scott’s best friend was Rupert “Stiles” Stilinski (played by Jerry Levine).
“That was his best friend’s name,” White said. “I always liked that name. It’s not that I don’t like Greg White.”
This is the second big name-change of the NFL’s 2008 season. Several months ago, Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals changed his name to Chad Ochocinco.
Source: “It’s official—he’s Greg White no more.” Bucs Report 15 Dec. 2008.
Image: Adapted from StylezWhite (public domain)
The name Savion first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1989. (It would have been one of the highest-hitting debut names of the year had the New York glitch names not shown up in ’89 as well.)
The variant name Savian also surfaced that year.
Where did these two names come from?
New Jersey-born tap dancer Savion (pronounced SAY-vee-on) Glover. In 1989, as a 15-year-old, he was garnering attention for two things:
What are your thoughts on the name Savion?
Sources: Savion Glover – Wikipedia, Tap (film) – Wikipedia, 43rd Tony Awards – Wikipedia, SSA
Image: Screenshot of Tap
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