Grethel is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Grethel is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,715 for girl births in the United States (and #26,090 across all names), given to 5 babies. Grethel was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1921 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,715 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,807 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #7,048 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,664 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,096 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #7,031 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,287 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,947 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,545 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #14,982 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,150 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #9,176 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #8,290 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,369 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #7,930 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,708 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #15,924 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,090 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,438 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,792 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #12,225 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #16,641 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #14,962 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,130 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,301 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,283 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,036 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,458 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,290 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,719 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,524 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,996 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,538 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,346 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,641 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,281 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,143 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,048 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,507 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,026 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,884 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,239 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,102 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,072 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,170 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,830 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,291 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #3,152 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,521 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,208 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,801 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,475 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,858 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #2,011 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | #2,034 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #2,114 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | #2,581 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #2,041 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,310 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #1,996 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,182 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #1,630 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #2,047 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | #1,584 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #2,015 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,954 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,714 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | #1,371 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #2,004 |