Home Names Gretel

Gretel

95% API Accuracy • 273 samples analyzed

female
Female Name 95% confidence

Overview

people
Sample Size 273

Gender Distribution

Male: 4.8%
Female: 95.2%

Origin and Meaning

Origin

German

Meaning

Diminutive of the name Margarete, meaning 'pearl'. Known for being the name of the female protagonist in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, 'Hansel and Gretel'.

Geographic Distribution

This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:

ES 40 samples
98%
US 33 samples
100%
DE 29 samples
86%
IT 18 samples
94%
AR 15 samples
100%
BE 13 samples
85%
FR 11 samples
73%
CU 10 samples
100%
MX 10 samples
100%
PH 9 samples
100%
PE 8 samples
100%
AU 7 samples
100%
GB 6 samples
100%

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