Girl
Gretchen
Gretchen is a girl's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1970s peak, but is still chosen today.
GermanGerman diminutive of Margaret
EtymologyMeaning "pearl"
Births by decade
1900s
479
1910s
1,797
1920s
1,455
1930s
2,994
1940s
5,191
1950s
6,107
1960s
9,745
1970s
11,823
1980s
5,675
1990s
3,099
2000s
3,067
2010s
1,507
Peaked in the 1970s · 52,939 total U.S. births since 1900