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Gretel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gretel?

In 2018 the rare name Gretel, ranked the 3,440th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Gretel would be a striking name choice.

Position 2751, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2014 with 63 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gretel was less than 5, most recently in 1959.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gretel occurred roughly during the years 2006-2014.

The popularity trend for Gretel has been soaring upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gretel for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gretel?

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

The name Gretel is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Gretel (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 45 3,440
2017 41 3,708
2016 57 2,939
2015 36 4,090
2014 63 2,751
2013 46 3,418
2012 37 4,070
2011 37 4,022
2010 33 4,430
2009 25 5,595
2008 19 6,890
2007 15 8,231
2006 20 6,434
2005 20 6,093
2004 20 6,052
2003 21 5,653
2002 14 7,553
2001 22 5,250
2000 17 6,296
1999 9 9,775
1998 9 9,554
1997 12 7,431
1996 10 8,372
1995 9 9,023
1994 13 6,818
1993 6 12,313
1992 7 10,867
1991 7 10,669
1990 8 9,562
1989 7 10,068
1988 10 7,316
1987 5 11,926
1986 8 7,988
1985 12 5,775
1984 10 6,451
1983 12 5,564
1982 7 8,531
1981 13 5,361
1980 15 4,807
1979 20 3,811
1978 7 7,908
1977 5 10,138
1976 17 3,855
1975 11 5,267
1974 15 4,095
1973 11 4,997
1972 9 5,628
1971 13 4,382
1970 6 7,367
1969 10 4,823
1968 11 4,298
1967 10 4,404
1966 8 5,015
1965 8 4,980
1964 6 6,269
1963 9 4,663
1962 9 4,657
1961 10 4,355
1960 6 5,942
1959 < 5 --
1958 5 6,433
1957 10 4,033
1956 < 5 --
1955 12 3,454
1954 5 6,063
1953 7 4,748
1952 7 4,640
1951 < 5 --
1950 5 5,593
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 5 5,620
1946 5 5,214
1945 < 5 --
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1942 < 5 --
1941 10 2,920
1940 5 4,618
1939 9 2,998
1938 6 4,029
1937 9 3,024
1936 7 3,510
1935 5 4,483
1934 8 3,284
1933 5 4,481
1932 10 2,917
1931 5 4,606
1930 5 4,828
1929 < 5 --
1928 5 5,005
1927 10 3,151
1926 5 5,172
1925 < 5 --
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1922 5 5,323
1921 < 5 --
1920 6 4,616
1919 6 4,481
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1915 7 3,584
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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.