Grete

GREHT /ˈɡɹɛt/
girl 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1927 and peaked in 1981 (7 births).

About the name Grete

PronunciationGREHT /ˈɡɹɛt/
CultureDanishEstonianGermanNorwegianSwedish
7peak births 1981
1927first in SSA data

Names similar to Grete

How popular is Grete?

Girls named Grete
1927193019401950196019701980199020002002
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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Grete total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200255#16,344
19945—#14,191
19915—#13,918
19866—#9,961
19856—#9,719
19817—#8,418
19795—#10,737
19746—#8,033
19316—#4,068
19305—#4,825
19275—#5,121