Gretchen is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2606 in 2020 with 65 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2006 with 355 births ranking #779. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 77.6%. In 2020, approximately 1 in every 24,854 girls born was named Gretchen. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.