NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Gretel
Gretel is a girl's name.
▲ RisingGeneration Alpha
1,465
Total named
25
Avg ageestimated
2022
Peak year
#3,273
Rank in 2024
Gretel peaked in 2022, when about 68 girls were given the name. Today it ranks 3,273rd for girls, rising. Most people named Gretel today are around 25 years old (estimated) — squarely Generation Alpha. In all, roughly 1,465 girls have been named Gretel since record-keeping began in 1915.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Gretel each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 202268 girls192019401960198020002020

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Gretel:
DevinaTimberKinzleeRennaAnnistynMadina
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Gretel each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.