Given name & surname
Gregoire
“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
Gregoire 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
Gregoire 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
Gregoire is a variant of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gregoire 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
Gregoire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 84 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 as a first name in 2020; 5,781 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.
Gregoire’s family of names
Gregoire has a related form in Gregory. Gregoire has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gregory. In English usage, Gregoire as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Grégoire.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Gregoire
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