NameTides

Greta

Greta was the #908 girls' name in the US in 2025 (291 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Greta as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Greta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Greta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#908 (291)#1,512 (20)———#1,668 (14)
2024#860 (314)#1,302 (25)#790 (3)—#736 (4)#1,833 (12)
2023#936 (283)#1,056 (32)———#1,774 (12)
2022#859 (324)#1,245 (26)#625 (4)—#747 (4)#1,482 (15)
2021#826 (336)#983 (35)#792 (3)—#883 (3)#1,335 (18)
2020#739 (370)#872 (41)#544 (5)—#700 (4)#1,193 (20)
2019#637 (462)#532 (76)#493 (6)—#502 (7)#875 (31)
2018#589 (519)#560 (74)——#436 (9)#889 (31)
2017#632 (466)#673 (61)#808 (3)—#579 (6)#656 (45)
2016#633 (473)#516 (83)#798 (3)—#419 (10)#729 (40)
2015#575 (533)#585 (72)#566 (5)—#378 (12)#951 (27)
2014#597 (494)#535 (79)#430 (8)—#427 (10)#731 (38)
2013#593 (479)#699 (57)#663 (4)—#894 (3)#1,057 (24)
2012#642 (444)#647 (64)——#414 (11)#865 (31)
2011#684 (411)#603 (67)#579 (5)—#510 (8)#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1932 at #317.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Greta is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,100 to 1 in 6,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Greta by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #326WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #130MNIllinois: #575ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: #444MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #390IAIndiana: #651INOhio: #743OHPennsylvania: #647PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,111CAUtah: #440UTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #361KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #973NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Greta (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GretaCanadaGirls#1,66814
GretaEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
GretaIrelandGirls—too few
GretaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GretaScotlandGirls—too few
GretaUSGirls#908291
GretaUSBoys—too few