Gregroy
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "watchful" or "vigilant".
Name Census estimates that about 317 living Americans carry the first name Gregroy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gregroy today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gregroy births was 1984 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gregroy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
317
~ 1 in 1,081,244 Americans
Peak year
1984
17 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1991 SSA rank
#8,670
Tracked since 1953
Census
Gregroy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 212 people with the first name Gregroy, which placed it at #37,053 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,053
National first-name rank
People counted
212
212 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gregroy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gregroy is White at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Black (25.9%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gregroy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gregroy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.0% · 142
- Black or African American25.9% · 55
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 10
- Two or more races1.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Gregroy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gregroy from the 1950s through to the 1990s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 112 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gregroy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gregroy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Gregroys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Gregroy
The name Gregory originates from the Greek language and has its roots in the late classical period of ancient Greece. It is derived from the Greek word "gregorein," which means "to watch" or "to be vigilant." The name is a combination of the Greek words "gre" (to watch) and "agora" (assembly or marketplace).
In its earliest form, the name was spelled "Gregorios" and was popular among early Christian communities in the Greek-speaking regions of the Roman Empire. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the New Testament, where it is mentioned as the name of a Christian missionary who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his travels.
Gregory became a popular name among early Christian martyrs and saints, with notable figures such as St. Gregory the Illuminator (c. 257-337), the patron saint of Armenia, and St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329-390), one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a renowned theologian.
In the 6th century, Pope Gregory I, also known as Gregory the Great (c. 540-604), was instrumental in spreading Christianity throughout Europe and is considered one of the most influential popes in the history of the Catholic Church.
Other notable figures with the name Gregory include Gregory of Tours (c. 538-594), a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, and Gregory VII (c. 1020-1085), one of the most famous and influential popes of the Middle Ages.
During the Renaissance, the name Gregory was popularized by figures such as Gregory XIII (1502-1585), who introduced the Gregorian calendar, and Gregory XIV (1535-1591), who helped establish the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, a missionary organization.
In more recent history, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) was an American actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird," and Gregory Hines (1946-2003) was an acclaimed American dancer, actor, and choreographer.
People
Gregroy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gregroy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gregroy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gregroy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gregroy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,081,244 US residents.
Is Gregroy a common name?
We classify Gregroy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 349 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gregroy most popular?
The single biggest year for Gregroy was 1984, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gregroy is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gregroy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 212 people with the name Gregroy, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,053 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gregroy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gregroy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gregroy appears almost entirely male. Of the 205 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gregroy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gregroy is White at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Black (25.9%) and Hispanic (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gregroy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gregroy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.0% (142 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gregroy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gregroy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gregroy in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gregroy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gregroy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gregroy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Gregroy?
See how many people share the name Gregroy on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.