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Greta

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Child of light
German
Pearl; an abbreviation of Margaret
Scandinavian
Swedish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Precious Gem

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Greta

Pronunciation

g-re-ta

Famous People

Swedish actress Greta Garbo

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of David Caruso, Daughter of Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #3678, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #394, 534 births); most recent 2025 (rank #908, 291 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–291
2024–314
2023–283
2022–324
2021–336
2020–370
2019–462
2018–519
2017–466
2016–473

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #517, 83 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1512, 20 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202520
202425
202332
202226
202135
202041
201976
201874
201761
201683

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1221, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20234
20226
20218
20205
20195
201811
20176
201610
20159
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #379, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
20224
20213
20204
20197
20189
20176
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #430, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
20224
20213
20205
20196
2018–
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #430, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1932 (rank #108, 9 births); most recent 2019 (rank #457, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20198
20186
20175
20168
20157
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence