Is Greta a boy or girl name?
Greta is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 314 girls and 0 boys were named Greta, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 27,501 US babies named Greta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #855
- Babies named Greta since 1885
- 27,501
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 534 babies
Boys and girls named Greta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 190 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 741 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,168 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 2,879 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,266 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,309 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,462 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,210 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,417 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,445 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,755 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,712 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,627 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 314 | #855 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 283 | #936 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 324 | #859 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 336 | #827 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 370 | #740 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 462 | #636 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 519 | #589 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 466 | #634 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 473 | #633 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 533 | #575 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 494 | #597 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 479 | #594 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 444 | #642 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 411 | #684 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 431 | #671 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 417 | #696 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 434 | #695 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 434 | #675 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 411 | #688 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 405 | #685 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 379 | #708 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 376 | #695 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 319 | #756 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 279 | #829 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 301 | #757 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 253 | #856 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,071 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,153 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,144 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,275 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,404 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,476 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,383 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,445 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,471 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,368 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,261 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,229 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,212 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,234 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,031 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,044 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 167 | #906 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 210 | #780 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 199 | #811 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 205 | #778 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 153 | #926 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 147 | #946 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 178 | #792 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 194 | #742 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 231 | #661 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 231 | #649 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 223 | #670 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 304 | #576 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 344 | #544 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 348 | #525 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 421 | #467 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 534 | #394 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 433 | #451 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 255 | #607 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 226 | #680 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 287 | #584 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 275 | #604 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 362 | #513 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 321 | #540 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 347 | #521 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 295 | #573 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 276 | #580 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 255 | #592 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 236 | #602 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 194 | #665 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 191 | #646 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 178 | #666 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 194 | #618 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 143 | #718 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 122 | #783 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 158 | #666 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 138 | #728 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 107 | #797 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 95 | #769 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 95 | #785 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 140 | #643 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 135 | #644 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 127 | #629 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 149 | #569 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 159 | #528 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 212 | #462 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 217 | #447 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 235 | #422 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 271 | #388 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,893 | 319 | #353 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 338 | #336 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 400 | #317 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 383 | #326 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 345 | #360 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 283 | #397 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 235 | #443 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 146 | #586 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 107 | #699 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 67 | #909 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 76 | #861 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 71 | #872 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 61 | #955 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 60 | #959 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 62 | #924 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 75 | #813 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 84 | #783 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 94 | #717 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 111 | #643 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 103 | #653 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 83 | #636 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #726 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 72 | #568 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 39 | #700 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 28 | #817 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 25 | #821 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 33 | #672 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 26 | #745 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 32 | #637 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 38 | #566 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 21 | #785 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 19 | #797 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 25 | #677 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 20 | #729 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 32 | #625 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 23 | #650 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #561 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 23 | #650 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 20 | #713 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 20 | #708 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 21 | #650 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #841 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 15 | #777 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,047 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 14 | #741 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 16 | #649 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #917 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #890 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,182 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #972 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Greta reached #3,893 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #317 in 1932. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Greta
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.