Recorded 2004–2023 Girls' name Peak 2019 131 births

Grettell — girls' name

131 babies named Grettell in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s692020s39
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Grettell was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

16 babies were named Grettell in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grettell

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Grettell between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grettell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grettell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grettell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Grettell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grettell 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 131 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.

Grettell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

131

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2019

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Grettell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2023202120192017201520102004 11

Grettell by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69 births that decade — 53% of Grettell's all-time total
2000s232010s692020s39

Grettell by state

Where Grettell concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Grettell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 12.2%
Texas share of Grettell's total US births 12.2%

16 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grettell?
131 babies have been named Grettell since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 16 births.
When was Grettell most popular?
Grettell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Grettell most popular?
The top states for the name Grettell are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Grettell been used?
Grettell has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Grettell?
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.

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, 2004–2023 (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.