Grettel
Grettel was the 3858th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2065th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 307 places. More babies were named Grettel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,858 girls, down 1,408 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201894 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,089babies recorded
Grettel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,858 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,450 | 71 |
| 2010 | #5,157 | 27 |
| 2000 | #15,900 | 5 |
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How popular is Grettel, counting every spelling?
Grettel is the most common spelling of 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 Grettel?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Grettel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Grettel 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Grettel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Grettel?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Grettel are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Grettel a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Grettel by state
How common Grettel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×), California (1.9×). In 46 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 Grettel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Grettel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Grettel
How popular is the name Grettel?
Grettel was the 3858th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2065th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 307 places. More babies were named Grettel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Grettel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Grettel in the US.
Where is Grettel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Grettel was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.