Gretchen Name Popularity
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How popular is Gretchen?
In 2018 the rare name Gretchen, ranked the 2,022nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Gretchen is currently less popular.
Position 191, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1973 with 1,350 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Gretchen was less than 5, most recently in 1881.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gretchen occurred roughly during the years 1885-1891, 1892-1896, 1897-1900, 1902-1906, 1907-1915, 1929-1938, 1956-1961, and 1967-1971, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1987, and 2016-2017.
Gretchen became more popular as a girls name in 1882.
The popularity trend for Gretchen has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Gretchen for their newborn has dropped significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Gretchen?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
The name Gretchen is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Gretchen has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Gretchen (Girl) | Gretchen (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 96 | 2,022 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 119 | 1,761 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 170 | 1,378 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 162 | 1,428 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 191 | 1,260 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 202 | 1,187 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 203 | 1,206 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 234 | 1,056 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 226 | 1,100 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 265 | 1,000 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 283 | 953 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 316 | 883 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 355 | 779 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 349 | 762 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 275 | 886 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 316 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 285 | 815 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 313 | 764 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 310 | 743 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 301 | 746 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 290 | 747 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 283 | 752 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 290 | 722 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 283 | 723 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 281 | 739 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 319 | 684 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 318 | 682 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 377 | 597 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 357 | 625 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 430 | 534 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 344 | 588 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 359 | 558 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 405 | 512 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 451 | 470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 525 | 404 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 595 | 375 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 747 | 325 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 895 | 276 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 918 | 271 | 6 | 5,791 |
| 1979 | | 930 | 262 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 947 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 1,045 | 238 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 1,224 | 198 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 1,175 | 209 | 9 | 3,763 |
| 1974 | | 1,278 | 199 | 8 | 3,970 |
| 1973 | | 1,350 | 191 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 1,261 | 221 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 1,347 | 224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 1,245 | 251 | 5 | 4,998 |
| 1969 | | 1,106 | 263 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 887 | 293 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 967 | 271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 962 | 269 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 906 | 295 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 975 | 294 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 962 | 299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 1,002 | 289 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 1,045 | 285 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 934 | 306 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 815 | 332 | 5 | 4,222 |
| 1958 | | 686 | 350 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 566 | 381 | 5 | 4,213 |
| 1956 | | 567 | 369 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 575 | 366 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 563 | 367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 578 | 351 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 584 | 342 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 617 | 319 | < 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 | 303 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 448 | 334 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 464 | 321 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 441 | 309 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 471 | 289 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 420 | 298 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 484 | 285 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 349 | 335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 303 | 363 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 301 | 364 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 288 | 373 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 240 | 413 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 233 | 430 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 198 | 459 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 178 | 500 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 152 | 555 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 177 | 521 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 142 | 595 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 143 | 593 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 144 | 606 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 123 | 671 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 149 | 594 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 149 | 589 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 144 | 604 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 131 | 626 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 128 | 620 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 176 | 523 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 246 | 402 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 296 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 288 | 351 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 196 | 380 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 158 | 385 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 134 | 397 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 80 | 459 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 95 | 403 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 66 | 463 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 60 | 466 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 47 | 526 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 55 | 461 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 42 | 533 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 44 | 497 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 39 | 517 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 30 | 605 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 41 | 471 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 55 | 454 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 37 | 485 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 39 | 496 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 26 | 601 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 40 | 459 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 35 | 494 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 24 | 600 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 32 | 480 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 24 | 569 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 34 | 435 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 29 | 485 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 22 | 548 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 18 | 598 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 16 | 571 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 11 | 710 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 5 | 1,109 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 6 | 965 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 7 | 781 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 10 | 613 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |