Gretta is an uncommon variant of Greta that peaked in 1966 and has grown less common since.
Gretta is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,466 for girl births in the United States (and #9,488 across all names), given to 23 babies. Gretta first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1966 (100 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #5,466 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | #4,416 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #4,497 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | #3,787 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | #4,547 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #4,296 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #3,108 |
| 2018 | 47 | 47 | #3,361 |
| 2017 | 50 | 50 | #3,214 |
| 2016 | 64 | 64 | #2,716 |
| 2015 | 51 | 51 | #3,231 |
| 2014 | 46 | 46 | #3,450 |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #2,946 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #3,685 |
| 2010 | 70 | 70 | #2,594 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #3,531 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #4,117 |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | #3,395 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | #4,191 |
| 2005 | 57 | 57 | #2,880 |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | #3,353 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #3,620 |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | #4,318 |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | #3,159 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #3,294 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #3,339 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | #4,698 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | #4,161 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #4,231 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #4,012 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #4,049 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #5,067 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #4,421 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #7,111 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,640 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #5,125 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,413 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,253 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,798 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,460 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,803 |
| 1983 | 21 | — | #3,723 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #3,114 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #2,871 |
| 1980 | 29 | — | #3,021 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #3,950 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | #3,545 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #2,858 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | #3,126 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | #2,374 |
| 1974 | 40 | — | #2,081 |
| 1973 | 29 | — | #2,526 |
| 1972 | 41 | — | #1,981 |
| 1971 | 55 | — | #1,670 |
| 1970 | 47 | — | #1,865 |
| 1969 | 49 | — | #1,740 |
| 1968 | 68 | — | #1,352 |
| 1967 | 77 | — | #1,214 |
| 1966 | 100 | — | #1,043 |
| 1965 | 27 | — | #2,313 |
| 1964 | 27 | — | #2,373 |
| 1963 | 24 | — | #2,506 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | #1,694 |
| 1961 | 21 | — | #2,699 |
| 1960 | 53 | — | #1,527 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #1,861 |
| 1958 | 39 | — | #1,745 |
| 1957 | 37 | — | #1,794 |
| 1956 | 33 | — | #1,881 |
| 1955 | 28 | — | #2,037 |
| 1954 | 38 | — | #1,656 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #2,143 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | #1,955 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #1,986 |
| 1950 | 27 | — | #1,848 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | #1,747 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #1,909 |
| 1947 | 35 | — | #1,615 |
| 1946 | 32 | — | #1,571 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | #1,460 |
| 1944 | 41 | — | #1,240 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | #1,857 |
| 1942 | 36 | — | #1,355 |
| 1941 | 28 | — | #1,483 |
| 1940 | 35 | — | #1,255 |
| 1939 | 29 | — | #1,385 |
| 1938 | 41 | — | #1,133 |
| 1937 | 42 | — | #1,106 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | #1,215 |
| 1935 | 42 | — | #1,077 |
| 1934 | 44 | — | #1,057 |
| 1933 | 40 | — | #1,107 |
| 1932 | 46 | — | #1,049 |
| 1931 | 36 | — | #1,205 |
| 1930 | 34 | — | #1,300 |
| 1929 | 34 | — | #1,295 |
| 1928 | 33 | — | #1,350 |
| 1927 | 30 | — | #1,499 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | #1,746 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #2,067 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #1,831 |
| 1923 | 29 | — | #1,538 |
| 1922 | 28 | — | #1,592 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,425 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #1,678 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | #1,670 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | #1,245 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #1,951 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | #1,500 |
| 1915 | 31 | — | #1,270 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,689 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,551 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,657 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #1,045 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,564 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | #1,324 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | #1,227 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,332 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | #1,014 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | #1,072 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | #1,127 |
| 1903 | 10 | — | #1,160 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,163 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,392 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | #1,132 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,487 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #981 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | #1,317 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #1,250 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | #800 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #1,024 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #984 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #1,041 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,048 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | #847 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | #924 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,192 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #984 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #1,024 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,110 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #872 |