Macgregor
Boy · muh-GREG-ur · Scottish
Macgregor is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “son of Gregor”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macgregor mean?
Scottish: from Gaelic MacGriogair, son of Gregor
“son of Gregor”
Scottish clan surname from Gaelic MacGriogair; the Highland outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734) is its best-known bearer.
- Say it
- muh-GREG-ur
Is Macgregor a girl's or a boy's name?
Macgregor is a boys' name.
How popular is Macgregor in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Macgregor in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macgregor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Nicknames for Macgregor
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
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