Gretta Name Popularity

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How popular is Gretta?

In 2018 the rare name Gretta, ranked the 3,341st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gretta is currently less popular.

Position 800, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1895.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1966 with 100 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gretta was less than 5, most recently in 1884.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gretta occurred roughly during the years 1892-1895, 1901-1905, 1912-1915, 1924-1927, 1929-1932, 1987-1992, 1996-1999, 2002-2005, and 2006-2010, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1918-1921, 1966-1969, 1970-1973, and 1982-1986.

The popularity trend for Gretta has steadily increased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gretta for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gretta?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Gretta is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Gretta (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		47	3,341
2017		50	3,202
2016		63	2,738
2015		51	3,224
2014		46	3,447
2013		63	2,732
2012		58	2,944
2011		42	3,681
2010		70	2,592
2009		46	3,524
2008		38	4,115
2007		49	3,394
2006		35	4,188
2005		57	2,876
2004		45	3,351
2003		39	3,617
2002		29	4,317
2001		44	3,156
2000		41	3,292
1999		38	3,338
1998		23	4,696
1997		26	4,161
1996		25	4,227
1995		26	4,012
1994		26	4,046
1993		19	5,064
1992		23	4,421
1991		12	7,111
1990		16	5,639
1989		17	5,123
1988		15	5,411
1987		8	8,252
1986		16	4,799
1985		13	5,461
1984		15	4,802
1983		21	3,722
1982		28	3,114
1981		31	2,872
1980		29	3,021
1979		19	3,951
1978		21	3,544
1977		28	2,859
1976		23	3,125
1975		33	2,422
1974		40	2,081
1973		29	2,528
1972		41	1,979
1971		55	1,669
1970		47	1,865
1969		49	1,740
1968		68	1,355
1967		77	1,213
1966		100	1,043
1965		27	2,312
1964		27	2,373
1963		24	2,506
1962		45	1,694
1961		21	2,700
1960		53	1,526
1959		35	1,893
1958		41	1,683
1957		36	1,819
1956		33	1,883
1955		28	2,035
1954		38	1,656
1953		24	2,143
1952		27	1,954
1951		25	1,986
1950		27	1,848
1949		30	1,747
1948		25	1,909
1947		35	1,615
1946		32	1,571
1945		31	1,459
1944		41	1,240
1943		22	1,857
1942		36	1,355
1941		28	1,483
1940		35	1,255
1939		29	1,385
1938		41	1,133
1937		42	1,106
1936		35	1,215
1935		42	1,077
1934		44	1,058
1933		40	1,107
1932		46	1,049
1931		36	1,204
1930		34	1,300
1929		34	1,296
1928		33	1,350
1927		30	1,499
1926		24	1,746
1925		19	2,065
1924		23	1,831
1923		29	1,538
1922		28	1,592
1921		15	2,425
1920		25	1,678
1919		24	1,670
1918		37	1,245
1917		18	1,951
1916		25	1,500
1915		31	1,270
1914		16	1,689
1913		15	1,551
1912		12	1,657
1911		18	1,045
1910		10	1,564
1909		11	1,324
1908		12	1,227
1907		10	1,332
1906		14	1,014
1905		13	1,072
1904		11	1,127
1903		10	1,160
1902		10	1,163
1901		7	1,392
1900		12	1,132
1899		6	1,487
1898		13	981
1897		7	1,317
1896		8	1,250
1895		16	800
1894		10	1,024
1893		10	984
1892		9	1,041
1891		8	1,048
1890		11	847
1889		9	924
1888		6	1,192
1887		7	984
1886		6	1,024
1885		5	1,110
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		5	872
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.