Girls name
Gretchen
Gretchen is a girls' name given to 47,945 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1971 with 1,319 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 79th among girls names in Minnesota in 1976.
Which states favor Gretchen
Gretchen by state
Top states by all-time births named Gretchen. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 4,227 | #1179 (2018) |
| 2 | Ohio | 3,986 | #1205 (2020) |
| 3 | California | 3,746 | #3012 (2022) |
| 4 | New York | 3,552 | #2290 (2018) |
| 5 | Illinois | 2,784 | #1583 (2020) |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2,680 | #899 (2020) |
| 7 | Michigan | 2,607 | #1321 (2019) |
| 8 | Indiana | 1,975 | — |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1,935 | — |
| 10 | Texas | 1,825 | — |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 1,674 | — |
| 12 | Washington | 1,407 | — |
| 13 | Iowa | 1,322 | — |
| 14 | Missouri | 1,277 | — |
| 15 | New Jersey | 1,075 | — |
| 16 | Louisiana | 1,042 | — |
| 17 | Florida | 879 | — |
| 18 | Virginia | 842 | — |
| 19 | Oregon | 802 | — |
| 20 | North Carolina | 793 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).