Gretchen
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Gretchen
Like Greta, Gretchen is a German Margaret diminutive that has become an American quasi-classic, though not much used today, having dropped off the list in 2009. She was at her high point in the 1970s, making it into the top 200.
Gretchen appears in Goethe's Faust, and has been seen more recently on Heroes and Breaking Bad. The name is currently enjoying a dash of modern glamour via actress Gretchen Mol.
Gretchen is also given to boys.
Pronounced GRET-chen.
As of October 2026, Gretchen ranked #4292 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #191 in 1973, Nameberry popularity #899.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,263 | 191 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,428 | 162 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,380 | 170 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,757 | 120 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,031 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,490 | 71 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,606 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,795 | 61 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #3,136 | 52 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,681 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,591 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,292 | 33 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Gretchen for girls
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Gretchen on lists
Famous Gretchens
- Gretchen MolGirl
American actress
- Gretchen Craft RubinGirl
American author and attorney
- Gretchen Frances WilsonGirl
American country singer
- Gretchen Elizabeth CarlsonGirl
Miss America 1989
- Gretchen Christine RossiGirl
American reality TV personality of "Real Housewives of Orange County"
- Gretchen Inga GeraghtyGirl
American YouTuber
- Gretchen BarrettoGirl
Filipina actress
- Gretchen EgolfGirl
American actress
- GretchenGirl
stage name of Maria Odete Brito de Miranda, Brazilian celebrity
- Gretchen Esther WhitmerGirl
American politician from Michigan
Gretchen in pop culture
- Gretchen WeinersGirl
character in the movie "Mean Girls"
- GretchenGirl
minor character in "Phineas and Ferb"
- Gretchen Priscilla GrundlerGirl
one of the main characters on animated series "Recess"
- Greedy GretchenGirl
character on TV's "Three's Company"
- GretchenGirl
character in book series "The Popularity Papers"
- Gretchen RossGirl
Jena Malone's character in "Donnie Darko"
- Gretchen Louise MorganGirl
character in "Prison Break"
- Gretchen BergGirl
from the TV show "Heroes"
- GretchenGirl
a side character in cartoon "Bob's Burgers"
- GretchenGirl
minor character on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
- Gretchen WitterGirl
Pacey's sister on "Dawson's Creek"
- Gretchen CutlerGirl
main character on "You're the Worst"
- GretchenGirl
character in Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy
- GretchenGirl
character on TV's Weeds
- Gretchen CutlerGirl
a character from You're the Worst
- Gretchen SchwartzGirl
character on TV's Breaking Bad
- GretchenGirl
character in the animated series “Invader Zim”
- Gretchen MannkusserGirl
character from Malcolm in the Middle
- GretchenGirl
character on animated series Camp Lazlo
- Gretchen GrietchelsonGirl
character from Camp Lakebottom
- Gretchen GrimlockGirl
character in online game Poptropica.
- Kriemhild GretchenGirl
the witch form of Madoka Kaname, a character in manga/anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Gretchen BodinskiGirl
character on TV's Suits
- GretchenGirl
a character in George Tabori's farce stage,adoptation of Hitler's Mein Kampf