How popular is the name Gretchen?

Gretchen ranks 516th among girls' names in US records, with 53,959 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 905.

Is Gretchen a unisex name?

No. Gretchen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1973, when 1,350 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#516 of girl names

Pronounced G R EH1 CH AH0 N (ARPABET)

Gretchen is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 53,959 children — the 516th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 66% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1973, when 1,350 children were given it.

1973Girls: 1,350Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gretchen?: Gretchen ranks 516th among girls' names in US records, with 53,959 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 905.
Is Gretchen a unisex name?: No. Gretchen is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gretchen most popular?: 1973, when 1,350 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.