Gretel
Gretel was the 3269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2589th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 828 places. More babies were named Gretel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,269 girls, up 250 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,514babies recorded
Gretel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,269 | 48 |
| 2020 | #3,519 | 43 |
| 2010 | #4,432 | 33 |
| 2000 | #6,301 | 17 |
| 1990 | #9,566 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,806 | 15 |
| 1970 | #7,372 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,942 | 6 |
| 1950 | #5,593 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,619 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,826 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,616 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gretel, counting every spelling?
Gretel is a spelling of Grettel, a name family that had 94 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 94 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grettel | 38 | #3,858 | 313 |
| Gretel | 48 | #3,269 | 264 |
| Grettell | 8 | #11,276 | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gretel?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gretel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gretel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gretel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gretel?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Gretel are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 38. That makes Gretel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gretel by state
How common Gretel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gretel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gretel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gretel
How popular is the name Gretel?
Gretel was the 3269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2589th with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 828 places. More babies were named Gretel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Gretel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gretel in the US.
Where is Gretel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gretel was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.