Grete — girls' name

What the Data Says About Grete

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Grete between 1927 and 2002, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grete currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grete performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Grete shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grete in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.