Girls' name · since 1885
Greta
Greta has 27,786 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,786
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Greta is the #909 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 27,786 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greta has been recorded 27,786 times among girls since 1885, currently ranked #909 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #909 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,786 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Greta ranks #875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #909 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,786 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,786
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Greta's 27,786 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Greta compares
27,786 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Greta's all-time total is 74x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Greta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 534 | 21 | 19,840 |
Greta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Greta's full recorded timeline at 1955, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 534 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Greta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 534
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Greta popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1934 (Greta as boys' name)
Greta by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,712 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Greta's strongest decade.
4,712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Greta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 190
1890s
190 births
- 1900s 271
1900s
271 births
- 1910s 741
1910s
741 births
- 1920s 1,168
1920s
1,168 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,879 births
- 1940s 1,266
1940s
1,266 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,309 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,462 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,210 births
- 1980s 1,416
1980s
1,416 births
- 1990s 1,445
1990s
1,445 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,755 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,712 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,918 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,712 births (17% of all-time use).
How Greta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Greta's total volume
Greta by state
Where Greta concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 1,981 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,776 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 1,639 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,367 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,345 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 1,075 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,071 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 995 | 3.6% |
1,981 of 27,786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Greta appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Greta's data
- Greta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,712 total births) through the 2020s (1,918) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Gretas (1,981 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Greta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Greta 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.