Girls' name · peaked in 1932
Greta name popularity since 1925
26,215 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Greta. Half of them were born in 1980 or earlier, so the typical Greta is about 46 years old in 2026. Greta peaked in 1932 as the #317 name for girls, and it ranked #908 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,215
- Named Greta, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1932
- #317 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #908
- for girls in 2025 (291 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 26,210 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 5.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Greta made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Greta births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1967. Measured as a share of all babies, Greta peaked in 1932.
- Fastest rise: Between 1926 and 1931, Greta became 4× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 3,090 to 1 in 6,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Greta's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Greta.
Decade by decade
Babies named Greta in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 838 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,879 | 5 | #388 |
| 1940s | 1,266 | 0 | #769 |
| 1950s | 2,309 | 0 | #602 |
| 1960s | 3,462 | 0 | #607 |
| 1970s | 2,210 | 0 | #742 |
| 1980s | 1,416 | 0 | #1,245 |
| 1990s | 1,445 | 0 | #1,275 |
| 2000s | 3,755 | 0 | #685 |
| 2010s | 4,712 | 0 | #575 |
| 2020–25 | 1,918 | 0 | #908 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.5% of babies named Greta from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Greta is most popular
The index compares Greta's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Greta.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5.09× | 1,981 |
| Wisconsin | 2.30× | 967 |
| Iowa | 1.36× | 369 |
| Washington | 1.31× | 467 |
| Kentucky | 1.29× | 460 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Greta and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Greta (this page) | 26,210 | 1932 |
| Gretta | 3,567 | 1895 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Greta's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Greta.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Greta (1932).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data