Girls' name · since 2004
Grettell
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Grettell, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,523 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Grettell is the #11523 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 139 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Grettell recorded 139 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #11523 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #23,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,523 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grettell ranks #23,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,523 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 139 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,523 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Grettell's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Grettell compares
139 30th percentile among 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
Grettell's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Grettell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Grettell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Grettell splits its recorded history at 2018: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Grettell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Grettell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Grettell's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Grettell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (50% of all-time use).
Grettell by state
Where Grettell concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 11.5% |
16 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Grettell's data
- Grettell's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Grettells (16 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 Grettell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Grettell 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.