US rank #2352 Girls' name Peak 2018 1,049 births

Grettel — #2352 US girls' name

1,049 babies named Grettel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1002010s5852020s346
#2352
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Grettel was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

94 babies were named Grettel in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grettel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,049 babies named Grettel between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grettel currently holds the #2352 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grettel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 585 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Grettel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 358 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Grettel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grettel 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 1,049 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.

Grettel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,049

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2018

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,352

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Grettel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
94
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200419941993 6

Grettel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
585 births that decade — 56% of Grettel's all-time total
1990s182000s1002010s5852020s346

Grettel by state

Where Grettel concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Grettel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
358 34.1%
#2 California
188 17.9%
#3 Arizona
25 2.4%
#4 Tennessee
6 0.6%
#5 Colorado
5 0.5%
#6 Florida
5 0.5%
Texas share of Grettel's total US births 34.1%
Even split

358 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grettel?
1,049 babies have been named Grettel since 1993. It currently ranks #2352 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 94 births.
When was Grettel most popular?
Grettel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 585 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Grettel most popular?
The top states for the name Grettel are Texas (358 births), California (188 births), Arizona (25 births).
How long has the name Grettel been used?
Grettel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Grettel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gretchen, Greta, Grecia, Gretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.