Given name & surname
Gregoria
“one who is alert and watchful”·“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
Gregoria is a feminine form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original LatinGregorius
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Gregoria carries the interpretation “one who is alert and watchful.” Gregoria is a feminine form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Gregoria is used as a feminine counterpart of Gregory.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gregoria is a feminine form 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
Gregoria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,263
- 6 boys · 2,257 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,354 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,354 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,965 as a first name in 2020; 128 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.
Gregoria’s family of names
Gregoria is a feminine form of Gregory. Gregoria has a related form in Gregorea. Gregoria has a related form in Gregoriana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gregoria
- Gregoria Mariska TunjungIndonesian badminton playerborn 1999
- Goya ToledoSpanish actressborn 1969
- Gregoria ApazaIndigenous leader in 18th century Bolivia1750–1782
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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