Gretta
Gretta is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gretta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gretta is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gretta
The earliest SSA record of Gretta as a baby girl name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1966 was its biggest year on record, with 100 newborns named Gretta — #1,042 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Gretta ranks #4,274 for baby girls with 33 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gretta
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About the name Gretta
Gretta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Gretta's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #788. Use the chart and map above to compare Gretta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.