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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Popularity of the baby name Gregory


Posts that mention the name Gregory

Celebrity baby name story: Harper

American novelist Harper Lee (1926-2016)
Harper Lee

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)

Baby name mash-ups: Abdrew, Jeffifer, Ryatt, Tiffanique

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]

Name change: Gregory to Stylez

Football player Stylez G. White
Stylez G. White

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)

Name days near New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day

Is your baby due sometime around New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day?

If so, here are some names associated that particular time of year, according to various religious/national traditions.

December 29th

  • David (France, Spain, Austria), Davide (Italy)
  • Jonathan (Austria)
  • Marina (Russia)
  • Natalie (Sweden), Natalia (Sweden)
  • Noa (Denmark)
  • Thomas (Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic; Austria), Tomás (Spain), Tommaso (Italy)
  • Vemund (Norway)
  • Vidar (Norway)

December 30th

  • Abel (Sweden)
  • David (Denmark, Norway)
  • Diana (Norway), Dina (Norway)
  • Eugenio (Italy)
  • Felix (Austria)
  • Judith (Spain), Judit (Spain)
  • Lothar (Austria)
  • Raúl (Spain)
  • Roger (France)
  • Set (Sweden)

December 31st

  • Colombe (France)
  • John (Anglican)
  • Melanie (Austria), Melania (Spain)
  • Paolina (Italy)
  • Sylvester (Catholic; Denmark), Silvester (Austria), Sylvestre (France), Silvestre (Spain), Silvestro (Italy), Sylfest (Norway)
  • Sylvia (Norway), Sylvi (Norway)

January 1st

  • Emmanuel (Spain), Manuel (Spain)
  • Jesús (Spain)
  • Maria (Italy, Austria), María (Spain)
  • Wilhelm (Austria)

January 2nd

  • Abel (Denmark)
  • Basil (Anglican, Catholic), Basile (France), Basilio (Italy, Spain), Basilius (Austria)
  • Beatrix (Germany)
  • Dagfinn (Norway)
  • Dagfrid (Norway)
  • Dietmar (Austria)
  • Gregory (Anglican, Catholic), Gregor (Austria), Gregorio (Spain)
  • Johann (Lutheran)
  • Seraphim (Anglican)
  • Svea (Sweden)

January 3rd

  • Alfred (Sweden, Norway), Alf (Norway)
  • Alfrida (Sweden)
  • Enok (Denmark)
  • Geneviève (France), Genoveffa (Italy), Genoveva (Spain, Austria)
  • Odilo (Austria)
  • Ulyana (Russia)

January 4th

  • Anastasia (Russia)
  • Angela (Austria), Ángela (Spain)
  • Fausta (Italy)
  • Marius (Austria)
  • Metusalem (Denmark)
  • Odilon (France)
  • Rigoberto (Spain)
  • Roger (Norway), Rüdiger (Austria), Roar (Norway)
  • Rut (Sweden)
  • Titus (Austria)

Which of the above do you like the most?

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