How Many People Are Named Gretna?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Gretna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Gretna peaked in popularity in 1920 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gretna 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 Gretna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Gretna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Gretna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1920
13 births
Total Registered
112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gretna
Gretna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 112 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gretna as a female name
Ranked #5,542 in 1948
5 female births in 1948
Peak: 1920 (13 births)
Gretna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gretna span from the 1900s to the 1940s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 43 babies were registered. While Gretna is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gretna by Decade
How has Gretna 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.
Gretna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gretna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gretna
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gretna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gretna?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Gretna 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Gretna a common name?
Gretna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gretna most popular?
Gretna reached peak popularity in 1920, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gretna is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gretna a female name?
Gretna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gretna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gretna Smith, Gretna Johnson, Gretna 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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