Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Greta

GRET-uh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pearl (Margaret diminutive)
Language
Greek
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · gemstone
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#855
2024 births314
Peak year1967
First appeared1885
Total US births27,496
1967 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Gret
Alternate spellings
GrettaGreata
In other languages
Greta (German/Italian/Spanish)Gréta (Hungarian)Grete (German)

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