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Gretchen

female

Meaning

"Pearl"

Diminutive of Margarete in German, it entered English usage through literature and immigration, retaining a distinctly German cultural signal.

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Popularity History of Gretchen

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#3591Ranked in 2024

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Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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#3591

Gretchen was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
-910

lower than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Gretchen Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Gretchen

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Quick Facts

OriginGerman
Syllables2
Length8 letters

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