Gregory has been given to about 714,753 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Gregory ranks 593rd among American boys in 2025, with 493 born that year. Its best year was 1962, when 22,063 babies were given the name, ranking 21st. The typical living American called Gregory is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.