Is Grethel a boy or girl name?

Grethel is a girl’s name. Of the 630 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Grethel

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Grethel was most popular in 1921, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,561 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 630 people named Grethel.

Grethel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Grethel’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Grethel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Grethel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 630 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org