How Many People Are Named Gretchyn?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Gretchyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Gretchyn peaked in popularity in 2008 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gretchyn 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 Gretchyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gretchyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
9 births
Total Registered
47
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gretchyn
Gretchyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gretchyn as a female name
Ranked #15,267 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Gretchyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gretchyn span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 25 babies were registered. Gretchyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gretchyn by Decade
How has Gretchyn 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.
Gretchyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gretchyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gretchyn
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gretchyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gretchyn?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Gretchyn 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Gretchyn a common name?
Gretchyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gretchyn most popular?
Gretchyn reached peak popularity in 2008, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gretchyn is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gretchyn a female name?
Gretchyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gretchyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gretchyn Smith, Gretchyn Johnson, Gretchyn 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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