Gretchen
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning pearl; diminutive of Margaret.
Babies a year
119
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gretchen was given to 119 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,350 in 1973.
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