Overview
people
Sample Size
1,776
Gender Distribution
Male:
1.2%
Female:
98.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
German
Meaning
A diminutive form of the name Margareta, meaning "pearl" or "child of light". Gretchen gained popularity as a given name due to its use in Goethe's classic play "Faust", in which the leading female character is named Gretchen.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
1,364 samples
99%
PH
147 samples
98%
ZA
35 samples
94%
DE
24 samples
88%
MX
19 samples
95%
PR
19 samples
100%
GB
19 samples
89%
AU
11 samples
100%
IT
10 samples
90%
NZ
8 samples
100%
BR
7 samples
100%
ES
7 samples
100%
AE
6 samples
100%
SG
6 samples
100%
CA
5 samples
100%
CN
5 samples
100%
SE
5 samples
100%
IN
5 samples
100%
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