Grete
GREHT /ˈɡɹɛt/
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girl
2 syllables
fading
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Grete is a very rare variant of Greta that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Grete is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Grete first appears in 1927 and peaked in 1981 (7 births).
About the name Grete
Pronunciation GREHT /ˈɡɹɛt/
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7 peak births · 1981
1927 first appeared
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How popular is Grete?
Girls named Grete
1927 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2002
Girls named Grete per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1927–2002 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002)
Grete total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 2002 5 5 #16,344 1994 5 — #14,191 1991 5 — #13,918 1986 6 — #9,961 1985 6 — #9,719 1981 7 — #8,418 1979 5 — #10,737 1974 6 — #8,033 1931 6 — #4,068 1930 5 — #4,825 1927 5 — #5,121