Is Gretchen a boy or girl name?
Gretchen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 0 boys were named Gretchen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 53,806 US babies named Gretchen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,591
- Babies named Gretchen since 1882
- 53,806
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 1,350 babies
Boys and girls named Gretchen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 320 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 479 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,797 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,454 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,994 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 5,192 | 100% |
| 1950s | 10 | 6,094 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 9,745 | 100% |
| 1970s | 22 | 11,802 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 6 | 5,668 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,099 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,067 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,676 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,591 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,681 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,136 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,795 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,606 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,490 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,031 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,757 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,380 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,428 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,263 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,187 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,206 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,057 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,102 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 265 | #1,002 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 283 | #954 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 316 | #883 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 355 | #779 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 349 | #762 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 275 | #886 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 316 | #782 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 285 | #817 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 313 | #764 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 310 | #743 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 301 | #746 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 290 | #747 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 283 | #752 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 290 | #722 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 283 | #723 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 281 | #739 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 320 | #682 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 317 | #683 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 377 | #596 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 357 | #626 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 430 | #534 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 344 | #588 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 359 | #559 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 405 | #513 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 451 | #470 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 524 | #404 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 596 | #374 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 747 | #325 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 895 | #276 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,793 | 917 | #271 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 930 | #262 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 947 | #252 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,045 | #238 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,223 | #198 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,762 | 1,175 | #209 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,972 | 1,278 | #199 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,350 | #191 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,262 | #220 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,347 | #224 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,000 | 1,245 | #251 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #263 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 887 | #294 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 967 | #271 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 961 | #269 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 906 | #295 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 974 | #294 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 962 | #299 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #289 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,044 | #285 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 936 | #306 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,223 | 813 | #333 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 687 | #350 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,214 | 565 | #381 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 567 | #369 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 575 | #366 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 563 | #367 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 578 | #351 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 583 | #343 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 618 | #318 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 545 | #329 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 608 | #316 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 640 | #303 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 570 | #332 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 567 | #309 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 493 | #308 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 490 | #303 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 448 | #332 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 464 | #321 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 441 | #310 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 471 | #289 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 420 | #298 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 483 | #285 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 350 | #334 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 303 | #363 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 301 | #364 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 288 | #373 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 240 | #414 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 233 | #430 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 198 | #459 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 178 | #500 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 152 | #556 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 177 | #521 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 142 | #596 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 143 | #593 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 144 | #606 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 123 | #671 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 149 | #594 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 149 | #589 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 144 | #604 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 131 | #626 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 128 | #620 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 176 | #523 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 246 | #402 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 296 | #357 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 288 | #351 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 196 | #380 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 158 | #385 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 134 | #398 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 80 | #459 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 95 | #403 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 66 | #463 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 60 | #466 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 47 | #526 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 55 | #461 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 42 | #533 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 44 | #497 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 39 | #517 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 30 | #605 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 41 | #471 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 55 | #454 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 37 | #485 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 39 | #496 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 26 | #601 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 40 | #459 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 35 | #494 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 24 | #600 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 32 | #480 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 24 | #569 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 34 | #435 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 29 | #485 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 22 | #548 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #598 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #571 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #710 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,109 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #965 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #781 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #613 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gretchen reached #3,762 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #191 in 1973. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gretchen
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.