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Gretchen is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 53,806 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 53,768 as girls and 38 as boys. Gretchen gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1973 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	43
2023	65
2022	52
2021	61
2020	65
2019	71
2018	96
2017	120
2016	170
2015	162
2014	191
2013	203
2012	203
2011	234
2010	226
2009	265
2008	283
2007	316
2006	355
2005	349
2004	275
2003	316
2002	285
2001	313
2000	310
1999	301
1998	290
1997	283
1996	290
1995	283
1994	281
1993	320
1992	317
1991	377
1990	357
1989	430
1988	344
1987	359
1986	405
1985	451
1984	524
1983	596
1982	747
1981	895
1980	923
1979	930
1978	947
1977	1,045
1976	1,223
1975	1,184
1974	1,286
1973	1,350
1972	1,262
1971	1,347
1970	1,250
1969	1,106
1968	887
1967	967
1966	961
1965	906
1964	974
1963	962
1962	1,002
1961	1,044
1960	936
1959	818
1958	687
1957	570
1956	567
1955	575
1954	563
1953	578
1952	583
1951	618
1950	545
1949	608
1948	640
1947	570
1946	567
1945	493
1944	490
1943	448
1942	464
1941	441
1940	471
1939	420
1938	483
1937	350
1936	303
1935	301
1934	288
1933	240
1932	233
1931	198
1930	178
1929	152
1928	177
1927	142
1926	143
1925	144
1924	123
1923	149
1922	149
1921	144
1920	131
1919	128
1918	176
1917	246
1916	296
1915	288
1914	196
1913	158
1912	134
1911	80
1910	95
1909	66
1908	60
1907	47
1906	55
1905	42
1904	44
1903	39
1902	30
1901	41
1900	55
1899	37
1898	39
1897	26
1896	40
1895	35
1894	24
1893	32
1892	24
1891	34
1890	29
1889	22
1888	18
1887	16
1886	11
1885	5
1884	6
1883	7
1882	10