How Many People Are Named Gretchen?
people named Gretchen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,118 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,837 babies named Gretchen in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
1,351 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German diminutive of MARGARETA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Gretchen (99.9%) were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Gretchen alive today is about 51 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 63 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Gretchen first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1973, to 1,351 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Gretchen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #191, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #4,291.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,291 |
| Best rank | #191 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #225 in the 1970s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Gretchen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gretchen were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 3,355 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gretchen was given 2.9 times as often in Minnesota, 2 times in Iowa and 1.9 times in Washington.
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