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Gregorio

♂ Boy

Pronounced greh-GAW-ryoh /ɡre.ˈɡɔ.rjo/Medium

Meaning: Watchful, alertMedium

In 30 seconds: Gregorio is the Italian form of Gregory, a name meaning 'watchful' or 'alert.'

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Origin MediumItalian, Spanish

MeaningWatchful, alert

U.S. rank (2025)#2336 ↗ Rising

2025 U.S. births59 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 10,841

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Gregorio is the Italian version of Gregory, whose meaning is watchful or alert — a sense of staying vigilant. The name carried strongly into Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking cultures as well, including the Philippines. Its watchfulness reading gave it long use among clergy and leaders across those regions.

It has a wide international family: Grigor, Krikor in Armenian use, Ryhor in Belarusian, and the South Slavic Grgur and Grga. Two notable Filipino bearers, the churchman Gregorio Aglipay and the revolutionary general Gregorio del Pilar, show how rooted the name became there.

Did you know? The meaning usually attached to Gregorio is 'watchful, alert', and that core idea is what gives the name most of its long-term appeal.

Overall data confidence 78%

Behind the Name - Gregorio — etymology, usage, pronunciation, and related formsU.S. Social Security Administration — 2024 popularity rank and count supplied in the batch input CSV

Variations

GrigorKrikorRyhorGrgurGrga

Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

★Gregorio Aglipay (1860–1940)
Filipino priest, founder of the Philippine Independent Church.
★Gregorio del Pilar (1875–1899)
Filipino revolutionary general, hero of Tirad Pass.

If you like Gregorio…

Gregory— the English name Gregorio is the Italian form of, same 'watchful' meaning

Ezio— another Italian name

Fabio— echoes that soft -io sound

Eugenio— lands in the same popularity range

Silvio— another Italian name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Gregorio mean?

Gregorio is usually explained as meaning 'watchful, alert' and is most often linked with Italian tradition.

How do you pronounce Gregorio?

It's commonly said greh-GAW-ryoh /ɡre.ˈɡɔ.rjo/.

Is Gregorio a boy or girl name?

In this batch and in recent U.S. usage data, Gregorio is used as a boy name.

How popular is Gregorio?

In 2024, Gregorio ranked #2639 in the U.S. for boys, with 50 births recorded.