Gretchen
1 country#4265 in United States, 2025US
#4265
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
53,837
Peak year (United States)
1973
Peak-year count
1,351
First recorded
1882
Popularity over time in United States
Gretchen’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
53,837 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #4265 · peaked in 1973 with 1,351 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, New York, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gretchen’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #777 | — |
| 2007 | #883 | ↓106 |
| 2008 | #953 | ↓70 |
| 2009 | #998 | ↓45 |
| 2010 | #1101 | ↓103 |
| 2011 | #1054 | ↑47 |
| 2012 | #1206 | ↓152 |
| 2013 | #1184 | ↑22 |
| 2014 | #1261 | ↓77 |
| 2015 | #1425 | ↓164 |
| 2016 | #1380 | ↑45 |
| 2017 | #1752 | ↓372 |
| 2018 | #2026 | ↓274 |
| 2019 | #2482 | ↓456 |
| 2020 | #2597 | ↓115 |
| 2021 | #2784 | ↓187 |
| 2022 | #3123 | ↓339 |
| 2023 | #2674 | ↑449 |
| 2024 | #3459 | ↓785 |
| 2025 | #4265 | ↓806 |