girl (SSA Category)Germanic OriginUS Rank #908 in 2025

Greta

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Pearl (German short form of Margareta)”

Linguistic heritage: Germanic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:GREE-tuh

IPA (US English):/ˈɡriː.tə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity1967534 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#908291 births in 2025

Total US Registrations27,791Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1890 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1967 (534 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1890

Recent 2025 Level291 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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