Gretchen is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2490 in 2019 with 71 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 355 births ranking #779. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 75.5%. In 2019, approximately 1 in every 23,628 girls born was named Gretchen. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.