Greta has been given to about 27,791 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Greta ranks 908th among American girls in 2025, with 291 born that year. Its best year was 1967, when 534 babies were given the name, ranking 394th. The typical living American called Greta is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.