Girls' name · since 1970
Gretchin
36 babies named Gretchin in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gretchin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Gretchin recorded 36 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1975.
- #38,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gretchin ranks #38,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gretchin's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gretchin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gretchin's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gretchin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1975
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Gretchin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (36 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Gretchin's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gretchin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 36 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gretchin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1970–1975 (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 Gretchin 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.