Grigor
Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor or Kirkor.
Meaning & Origin of Grigor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor or Kirkor.
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The Story of Grigor
Grigor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 14 Grigors were born — ranking #4,114 that year. As of 2026, Grigor ranks #8,294 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 197 Grigors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Grigor
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093–1166), Armenian catholicos
- Grigor Aghababyan (1911–1977), Soviet Armenian architect
- Grigor Artsruni (1845–1892), Armenian journalist
- Grigor Dimitrov (born 1991), Bulgarian tennis player
- Grigor Gurzadyan (1922–2014), Armenian astronomer
- Grigor Koprov (born 1943), Macedonian musician
- Grigor Marzuantsi (18th century), Armenian book printer
- Grigor Meliksetyan (born 1986), Armenian footballer
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Names that sound like Grigor
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About the name Grigor
Grigor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 197 births in the dataset. Grigor's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Grigor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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