Greta

Girl name

Greta has been given to 27,791 babies in the U.S. since 1885. It peaked in 1967 and currently ranks #908 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

27,791

Peak year

1967 (534 babies)

Rank in 2025

#908 for girls

First recorded

1885

10-year trend

▼ -45%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Greta.

27,764 babies since 1897

27,553 babies since 1952

27,136 babies since 1888

28,625 babies since 1896

28,731 babies since 1907

26,203 babies since 1915

29,632 babies since 1929

29,708 babies since 1880

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