Greta

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

The name Greta is derived from the name Margareta, which comes from the Greek word margarites or "pearl".

From Wikipedia

Greta first appears in the data in 1885 and has been recorded in 140 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1967 with 534 babies (rank #394 that year). In 2024 it was given to 314 girls (rank #855). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Greta

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Greta yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

27,501

Total babies (all years)

140

Years in the data

534

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Greta

Greta Thunbergenvironmentalist · b. 2003
Greta Garbofilm actor · b. 1905
Greta Gerwigfilm screenwriter · b. 1983
Greta Scacchifilm actor · b. 1960
Greta Leefilm actor · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1885	6	#972
1886	5	#1,182
1887	8	#890
1888	9	#917
1889	16	#649
1890	14	#741
1891	8	#1,047
1892	15	#777
1893	13	#841
1894	21	#650
1895	20	#708
1896	20	#713
1897	23	#650
1898	33	#561
1899	23	#650
1900	32	#625
1901	20	#729
1902	25	#677
1903	19	#797
1904	21	#785
1905	38	#566
1906	32	#637
1907	26	#745
1908	33	#672
1909	25	#821
1910	28	#817
1911	39	#700
1912	72	#568
1913	52	#726
1914	83	#636
1915	103	#653
1916	111	#643
1917	94	#717
1918	84	#783
1919	75	#813
1920	62	#924
1921	60	#959
1922	61	#955
1923	71	#872
1924	76	#861
1925	67	#909
1926	107	#699
1927	146	#586
1928	235	#443
1929	283	#397
1930	345	#360
1931	383	#326
1932	400	#317
1933	338	#336
1934	319	#353
1935	271	#388
1936	235	#422
1937	217	#447
1938	212	#462
1939	159	#528
1940	149	#569
1941	127	#629
1942	135	#644
1943	140	#643
1944	95	#785
1945	95	#769
1946	107	#797
1947	138	#728
1948	158	#666
1949	122	#783
1950	143	#718
1951	194	#618
1952	178	#666
1953	191	#646
1954	194	#665
1955	236	#602
1956	255	#592
1957	276	#580
1958	295	#573
1959	347	#521
1960	321	#540
1961	362	#513
1962	275	#604
1963	287	#584
1964	226	#680
1965	255	#607
1966	433	#451
1967	534	#394
1968	421	#467
1969	348	#525
1970	344	#544
1971	304	#576
1972	223	#670
1973	231	#649
1974	231	#661
1975	194	#742
1976	178	#792
1977	147	#946
1978	153	#926
1979	205	#778
1980	199	#811
1981	210	#780
1982	167	#906
1983	133	#1,044
1984	138	#1,031
1985	111	#1,234
1986	115	#1,212
1987	116	#1,229
1988	116	#1,261
1989	112	#1,368
1990	106	#1,471
1991	110	#1,445
1992	119	#1,383
1993	108	#1,476
1994	115	#1,404
1995	132	#1,275
1996	159	#1,144
1997	161	#1,153
1998	182	#1,071
1999	253	#856
2000	301	#757
2001	279	#829
2002	319	#756
2003	376	#695
2004	379	#708
2005	405	#685
2006	411	#688
2007	434	#675
2008	434	#695
2009	417	#696
2010	431	#671
2011	411	#684
2012	444	#642
2013	479	#594
2014	494	#597
2015	533	#575
2016	473	#633
2017	466	#634
2018	519	#589
2019	462	#636
2020	370	#740
2021	336	#827
2022	324	#859
2023	283	#936
2024	314	#855