Girls' name · since 1993
Grettel
Grettel has 1,089 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Grettel is the #3867 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,089 recorded since 1993.
Grettel has 1,089 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3867 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,867 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,089 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grettel ranks #7,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,867 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,089 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grettel's 1,089 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Grettel compares
1,089 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Grettel's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grettel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,089 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Grettel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grettel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grettel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Grettel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (587 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Grettel's strongest decade.
587 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Grettel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
587 births
- 2020s
2020s
384 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 587 births (54% of all-time use).
How Grettel 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 Grettel's total volume
Grettel by state
Where Grettel concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 364 | 33.4% |
| #2 | California | | 197 | 18.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
364 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Grettel's data
- Grettel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (587 total births) through the 2020s (384) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Grettels (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Grettel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Grettel 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.