Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Gretchen

GRECH-ən · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pearl, German diminutive of Margarethe
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3591
2024 births43
Peak year1973
First appeared1882
Total US births53,768
1973 peak18821918195319892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GretlGreta
Alternate spellings
GrettchenGretchin
In other languages
Gretchen (German)Greta (German)

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Gretchen Mol (actress)
Gretchen Wilson (singer)
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Gretchen Carlson (journalist)