How Many People Are Named Greta?
An estimated 20,228 people in the United States have the first name Greta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Greta peaked in popularity in 1967 with 534 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Greta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Greta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
20,228
About 1 in 16,945 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1967
534 births
Total Registered
27,501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Greta
Greta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 27,501 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Greta as a male name
Ranked #3,893 in 1934
5 male births in 1934
Peak: 1934 (5 births)
Greta as a female name
Ranked #855 in 2024
314 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (534 births)
Greta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Greta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,712 babies were registered. While Greta is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Greta by Decade
How has Greta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 44 | 0 | 44 | |
| 1890s | 190 | 0 | 190 | |
| 1900s | 271 | 0 | 271 | |
| 1910s | 741 | 0 | 741 | |
| 1920s | 1,168 | 0 | 1,168 | |
| 1930s | 2,884 | 5 | 2,879 | |
| 1940s | 1,266 | 0 | 1,266 | |
| 1950s | 2,309 | 0 | 2,309 | |
| 1960s | 3,462 | 0 | 3,462 | |
| 1970s | 2,210 | 0 | 2,210 | |
| 1980s | 1,417 | 0 | 1,417 | |
| 1990s | 1,445 | 0 | 1,445 | |
| 2000s | 3,755 | 0 | 3,755 | |
| 2010s | 4,712 | 0 | 4,712 | |
| 2020s | 1,627 | 0 | 1,627 | |
Greta by State
Birth registrations for Greta span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, California. The lowest are in Alaska, Rhode Island, New Mexico. On average, about 452 Gretas were registered per state.
Greta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Greta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Greta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Greta?
We estimate approximately 20,228 people named Greta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,945 Americans share this first name.
Is Greta a common name?
Greta is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Greta most popular?
Greta reached peak popularity in 1967, when 534 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Greta is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Greta a female name?
Greta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Greta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Greta Smith, Greta Johnson, Greta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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