Girls' name · since 1927
Grete
61 babies named Grete in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Grete since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Grete recorded 61 times among girls since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2002.
- #32,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1927
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grete ranks #32,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1927, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Grete's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Grete's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Grete splits its recorded history at 1981: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Grete popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2002
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Grete by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Grete's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Grete births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Grete's decade-level peak was the 1980s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grete: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1927–2002 (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 Grete 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.