Given name & surname
Gregg
“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
Gregg is a variant of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gregg is a variant of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gregg is a variant of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Gregg is a diminutive of Gregory.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gregg is a variant of Gregory. The history of Gregory gives this family its wider story. Gregory’s historical associations include a number of early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gregg through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,624
- 36,512 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 1,900 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,682 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,682 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,900 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,573 as a first name in 2020; 24,054 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gregg’s family of names
In English usage, Gregg is a diminutive of Gregory. Gregg has a related form in Greg. Gregg has a related form in Gregory.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gregg
- Gregg L. SemenzaAmerican physician and university teacher, Nobel laureate in Medicine, author of many retracted papersborn 1956
- Gregg BinkleyAmerican actorborn 1963
- Gregg AllmanAmerican musician (1947–2017)
- Gregg PopovichAmerican basketball coachborn 1949
- Gregg TolandAmerican cinematographer (1904–1948)
- Gregg BerhalterAmerican soccer player and coach (born 1973)
- Gregg HenryAmerican actorborn 1952
- Gregg SulkinBritish actorborn 1992
- Gregg ArakiAmerican film directorborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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