Girls' name · since 1898
Greeta
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Greeta, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Greeta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Greeta recorded 25 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1932.
- #43,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1898
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greeta ranks #43,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1898, peaking in the 1930s.
- #43,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Greeta's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Greeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Greeta splits its recorded history at 1923: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Greeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1932
- Peak year (1932)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Greeta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (7 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Greeta's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Greeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 7 births (28% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Greeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–1932 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Greeta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.