Gretchen
Rank in 2025
#4265
recorded as girls
Down 806 since 2024
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
33
girls 33
Peak year
1973
1,351 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
53,837
since 1882
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Gretchen was most popular in 1973, when 1,351 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.93 per 1,000). In 2025, 33 babies were named Gretchen, ranking #4265 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 35%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 4265 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 45 | 3459 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 65 | 2674 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 52 | 3123 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 61 | 2784 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 65 | 2597 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 71 | 2482 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 96 | 2026 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 120 | 1752 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 170 | 1380 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 162 | 1425 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 191 | 1261 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 203 | 1184 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 203 | 1206 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 234 | 1054 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 226 | 1101 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 265 | 998 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 283 | 953 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 316 | 883 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 355 | 777 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 349 | 762 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 275 | 886 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 316 | 782 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 285 | 812 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 313 | 763 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 310 | 743 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 301 | 745 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 290 | 747 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 283 | 752 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 290 | 722 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 283 | 722 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 281 | 738 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 320 | 682 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 317 | 683 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 377 | 596 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 356 | 628 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 430 | 534 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 344 | 588 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 359 | 559 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 405 | 512 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 451 | 470 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 524 | 404 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 596 | 374 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 747 | 325 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 895 | 276 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 917 | 271 | 6 | 5525 |
| 1979 | 930 | 262 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 947 | 251 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 1,044 | 238 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 1,223 | 198 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 1,175 | 209 | 9 | 3659 |
| 1974 | 1,278 | 199 | 8 | 3837 |
| 1973 | 1,351 | 191 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 1,261 | 221 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 1,347 | 224 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 1,244 | 251 | 5 | 4724 |
| 1969 | 1,106 | 263 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 887 | 293 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 968 | 271 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 960 | 269 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 906 | 295 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 974 | 294 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 962 | 299 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 1,001 | 289 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 1,044 | 285 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 937 | 306 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 812 | 333 | 5 | 3988 |
| 1958 | 687 | 350 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 565 | 381 | 5 | 3993 |
| 1956 | 567 | 369 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 575 | 366 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 563 | 367 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 578 | 351 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 583 | 342 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 618 | 318 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 545 | 329 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 608 | 316 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 640 | 303 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 570 | 332 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 567 | 309 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 493 | 308 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 490 | 302 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 448 | 332 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 464 | 321 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 441 | 310 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 471 | 289 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 420 | 298 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 483 | 285 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 350 | 334 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 303 | 362 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 301 | 363 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 288 | 372 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 240 | 414 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 233 | 430 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 198 | 459 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 178 | 500 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 152 | 556 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 177 | 520 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 142 | 594 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 143 | 593 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 144 | 605 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 123 | 669 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 149 | 593 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 149 | 588 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 144 | 603 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 131 | 625 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 128 | 619 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 176 | 523 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 246 | 402 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 296 | 357 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 288 | 351 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 196 | 380 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 158 | 384 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 134 | 397 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 80 | 459 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 95 | 403 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 66 | 463 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 60 | 464 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 47 | 521 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 55 | 458 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 42 | 528 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 44 | 493 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 39 | 514 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 30 | 600 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 41 | 467 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 55 | 453 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 37 | 480 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 39 | 491 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 26 | 594 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 40 | 457 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 35 | 493 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 24 | 597 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 32 | 473 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 24 | 565 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 34 | 430 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 29 | 483 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 22 | 543 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 18 | 593 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | 560 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 11 | 693 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 5 | 1047 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 6 | 930 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 7 | 754 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 10 | 596 | <5 | — |
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