Feminine dossier · first seen 1885
Greta
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1967
Peak era
1967
Peak births
534
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Greta
How many people are named Greta?
An estimated 19,881 living Americans are named Greta.
How rare is Greta?
Greta is uncommon among babies today, with 291 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 45.5% from its 1967 peak.
How old is the typical Greta?
The median age of a living American named Greta is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 56 years old.
Is Greta still popular?
Not especially. Greta has been declining since its 1967 peak and registered 291 births in 2025.
Where is Greta most common?
Greta has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 11.3× more often than the national baseline.
1885Peak 19672025
Peak year
1967
Decline from peak
45.5%
2025
291
All-time
27,786
Where it lives now
Greta is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 10.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Greta is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.