The first name Gretta
A girl’s name from Greek.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
From Margaret. A rare variant of Greta.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gretta last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2008, with 3 births (#5,545).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gretta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gretta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 23 girls born in the United States were named Gretta, the 5,466th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1966, when 100 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Gretta mean?
- From Margaret. A rare variant of Greta.
- What is the origin of the name Gretta?
- From Margaret. A rare variant of Greta.
- How popular is the name Gretta?
- In 2015, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Gretta, ranking 5,730th. Its peak was 2008, with 3 births.
- Is Gretta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,139 US babies named Gretta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gretta most popular?
- 1966 in the United States, when 100 babies were named Gretta, its highest rank at 1,043rd.