Gretna

Girl · recorded 1904–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1904best year

Most popular in 1904.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gretna.

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Its story

Popularity since 1904

091819041915192619371948

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 15 recorded years as a table
Gretna, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190418
191512
19169
19184
19199
192011
19218
19225
19247
19254
19375
19395
19435
19473
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gretna isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#5,243
How rare
1 in 339,581 girls
Since 1904
112

Gretna was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1904, at 18 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gretna doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.