Gretel is a girl's name of German origin meaning “pearl.” In 2024 it was given to 48 girls in the United States.
Gretel belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “pearl” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gretel first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2588 in 2022, and in 2024 48 babies received the name — 1,465 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gretel means “pearl” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gretel is a girl name. In 2024, 48 babies received the name in the US.
Gretel comes from the German tradition.
Gretel first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #2588 in 2022, and 48 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gretel is pronounced /ˈɡɹɛ.təl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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