Gretchen

Girl name

Gretchen has been given to 53,837 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1973.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

Origin: German

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

Hover or tap the chart to read any year.

Total babies

53,837

Peak year

1973 (1,351 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -80%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Gretchen Whitmer

American politician and attorney (born 1971)

Gretchen Mol

American actress and former model

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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

54,763 babies since 1880

52,406 babies since 1945

52,385 babies since 1882

51,108 babies since 1913

50,978 babies since 1900

56,967 babies since 1912

49,892 babies since 1880

59,346 babies since 1880

Occasional updates when we add new data & tools. No spam, unsubscribe anytime by replying to any email or writing to hello@zalize.com.

By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We store only your email address and the date you signed up.