Greta
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pearl; short form of Margaret.
How Greta has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #574 |
| 2016 | #633 |
| 2017 | #634 |
| 2018 | #588 |
| 2019 | #636 |
| 2020 | #738 |
| 2021 | #827 |
| 2022 | #858 |
| 2023 | #933 |
| 2024 | #855 |
| 2025 | #908 |
Greta by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Greta. In the US, 463 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 534 babies in 1967, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1930, about 1 in 3,400 American girls born that year was called Greta.
Other names that come from Margaret
Like Greta, each of these traces back to Margaret: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marjoriepearl; a form of Margaret277 in the US (2017)
- Margopearl; a form of Margaret120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meghanpearl; a form of Margaret162 in the US (2017)
- Maziepearl; a form of Margaret or Mazal124 in the US (2017)
- Gretchenpearl; diminutive of Margaret119 in the US (2017)
- Peggypearl; a form of Margaret73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Magalypearl; a form of Margaret58 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Greta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Grettapearl; a form of Grete or Margaret50 in the US (2017)
- Greciafrom grace or graceful; related to Grace139 in the US (2017)
- Greerwatchful, vigilant105 in the US (2017)
- Gretela form of Margaret; pearl41 in the US (2017)
- Greggwatchful, alert; a form of Gregory14 in the US (2017)
- Glenafrom the glen; a feminine form of glen4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Greta, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Greta
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