How Many People Are Named Grethel?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Grethel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Grethel peaked in popularity in 1921 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grethel 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 Grethel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1921
20 births
Total Registered
625
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grethel
Grethel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 625 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Grethel as a female name
Ranked #9,772 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (20 births)
Grethel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grethel span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 128 babies were registered. While Grethel is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Grethel by Decade
How has Grethel 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.
Grethel by State
Birth registrations for Grethel span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Arkansas, California. On average, about 10 Grethels were registered per state.
Grethel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grethel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grethel
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Grethel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grethel?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Grethel 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 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Grethel a common name?
Grethel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 625 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grethel most popular?
Grethel reached peak popularity in 1921, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grethel is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grethel a female name?
Grethel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grethel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grethel Smith, Grethel Johnson, Grethel 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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