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Greta

Girl Ancient Greek #936 in 2023

Greta is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Greta

From - and Greta, a contraction of Margareta.

Popularity of Greta

Popularity, 1885–2023

283 births in 2023

1885 2023

27,182 U.S. births recorded from 1885–2023.

Peak year

1967

534 babies

First recorded

1885

138 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.