Grethel
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning pearl; diminutive of grete or form of gretchen.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Grethel by the numbers
Grethel was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Grethel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Grethel, 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 Grethel
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