Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Gretta

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gretta
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1966

Peak era

1966

Peak rank proxy

100

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1881Peak 19662024

Peak year

1966

Decline from peak

68%

2024

All-time

4,116

Gretta is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1966, when 100 girls were named Gretta.

In 2024, only 32 girls were given the name.

Down 68% from its peak.

All told, about 4,116 Americans have been named Gretta and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1966

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