Gretchen Girl
How popular is Gretchen?
#4,264 girl name in 2025
33 baby girls were named Gretchen in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
42,609living people named Gretchen (est.)
54median age of people named Gretchen
53,837babies named Gretchen since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025
Gretchen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,264 for girls (▼ 805 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,425 in 2015, #2,597 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1973 (1,351 girls) |
| Highest rank | #191 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Gretchen is most popular
Babies named Gretchen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Gretchen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | #543 |
| 1890s | 320 | #430 |
| 1900s | 479 | #453 |
| 1910s | 1,797 | #351 |
| 1920s | 1,454 | #520 |
| 1930s | 2,994 | #285 |
| 1940s | 5,192 | #289 |
| 1950s | 6,093 | #318 |
| 1960s | 9,745 | #263 |
| 1970s | 11,800 | #191 |
| 1980s | 5,668 | #271 |
| 1990s | 3,098 | #596 |
| 2000s | 3,067 | #743 |
| 2010s | 1,676 | #1,054 |
| 2020s | 321 | #2,597 |
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Questions
- Is Gretchen a boy or girl name?
- Gretchen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gretchen were girls.
- How popular is the name Gretchen?
- 33 baby girls were named Gretchen in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
- When was Gretchen most popular?
- Gretchen peaked in 1973, when 1,351 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #191 in 1973.
- How many people are named Gretchen?
- 53,837 babies have been named Gretchen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 42,609 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Gretchen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gretchen was most common in Indiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.