First Name GRETCHEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GRETCHEN is ranked as the 641st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 70,648.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 22.16 people named GRETCHEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GRETCHEN is 44,642.
  • The SSA data also shows that GRETCHEN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names GRETCHEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 70,648 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 641
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 22.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 44,642
  • National Rank 877
  • Percentile Rank 99.05%
  • Proportion/100k 14.00

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GRETCHEN is 83.2% White, 3.5% Hispanic origin, 10.3% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GRETCHEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GRETCHEN is included in the following name categories:
  • German feminine given name
  • Feminine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GRETCHEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.2% 63.9% 19.3%
Hispanic origin 3.5% 16.3% -12.8%
Black 10.3% 12.3% -2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GRETCHEN is California where 6,968 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GRETCHEN, as 51.89 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GRETCHEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,054 23.71 98.9% Indiana 2,138 32.4 98.4% Iowa 879 28.28 97.9% Kansas 886 30.51 96.7% Michigan 2,172 21.92 99.2% Minnesota 2,553 46.78 99.0% Missouri 292 9.77 94.9% Nebraska 591 31.43 95.8% North Dakota 145 19.57 87.5% Ohio 4,291 37.01 99.0% South Dakota 159 18.66 87.9% Wisconsin 1,653 28.72 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GRETCHEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,054 23.71 98.9%
Indiana 2,138 32.4 98.4%
Iowa 879 28.28 97.9%
Kansas 886 30.51 96.7%
Michigan 2,172 21.92 99.2%
Minnesota 2,553 46.78 99.0%
Missouri 292 9.77 94.9%
Nebraska 591 31.43 95.8%
North Dakota 145 19.57 87.5%
Ohio 4,291 37.01 99.0%
South Dakota 159 18.66 87.9%
Wisconsin 1,653 28.72 98.7%
West State Statistics First-Names GRETCHEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 382 51.89 92.9% Arizona 1,557 23.13 97.7% California 6,968 17.96 99.4% Colorado 2,141 39.97 98.4% Hawaii 223 15.69 95.3% Idaho 515 31.53 95.2% Montana 243 23.76 91.4% Nevada 734 25.84 96.8% New Mexico 453 21.72 94.2% Oregon 1,622 40.85 98.0% Utah 464 15.76 95.0% Washington 2,607 36.91 99.1% Wyoming 121 20.75 86.8%

West States
State stats for the first name GRETCHEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 382 51.89 92.9%
Arizona 1,557 23.13 97.7%
California 6,968 17.96 99.4%
Colorado 2,141 39.97 98.4%
Hawaii 223 15.69 95.3%
Idaho 515 31.53 95.2%
Montana 243 23.76 91.4%
Nevada 734 25.84 96.8%
New Mexico 453 21.72 94.2%
Oregon 1,622 40.85 98.0%
Utah 464 15.76 95.0%
Washington 2,607 36.91 99.1%
Wyoming 121 20.75 86.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GRETCHEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 829 23.05 97.5% Maine 448 33.7 94.2% Massachusetts 1,581 23.44 98.1% New Hampshire 271 20.42 93.4% New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0% New York 3,759 19.04 99.3% Pennsylvania 4,391 34.34 99.1% Rhode Island 210 19.87 93.5% Vermont 251 40.04 94.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GRETCHEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 829 23.05 97.5%
Maine 448 33.7 94.2%
Massachusetts 1,581 23.44 98.1%
New Hampshire 271 20.42 93.4%
New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0%
New York 3,759 19.04 99.3%
Pennsylvania 4,391 34.34 99.1%
Rhode Island 210 19.87 93.5%
Vermont 251 40.04 94.9%
South State Statistics First-Names GRETCHEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 505 10.42 96.6% Arkansas 423 14.25 95.6% Delaware 203 21.67 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.6% Florida 3,031 15.23 99.3% Georgia 1,931 19.13 98.7% Kentucky 719 16.3 96.5% Louisiana 1,206 25.93 97.7% Maryland 1,412 23.63 98.7% Mississippi 292 9.77 94.9% North Carolina 1,757 17.67 98.8% Oklahoma 534 13.78 96.0% South Carolina 956 19.78 97.5% Tennessee 893 13.63 97.6% Texas 4,041 14.99 99.2% Virginia 2,062 24.77 98.7% West Virginia 364 19.66 93.1%

South States
State stats for the first name GRETCHEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 505 10.42 96.6%
Arkansas 423 14.25 95.6%
Delaware 203 21.67 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.6%
Florida 3,031 15.23 99.3%
Georgia 1,931 19.13 98.7%
Kentucky 719 16.3 96.5%
Louisiana 1,206 25.93 97.7%
Maryland 1,412 23.63 98.7%
Mississippi 292 9.77 94.9%
North Carolina 1,757 17.67 98.8%
Oklahoma 534 13.78 96.0%
South Carolina 956 19.78 97.5%
Tennessee 893 13.63 97.6%
Texas 4,041 14.99 99.2%
Virginia 2,062 24.77 98.7%
West Virginia 364 19.66 93.1%
 

Full Names with GRETCHEN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GRETCHEN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GRETCHEN.

The most popular full name is GRETCHEN Smith. 0.77% of all the people named GRETCHEN have this family name.

There are 8790 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GRETCHEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GRETCHEN Smith 0.77%
2 GRETCHEN Johnson 0.60%
3 GRETCHEN Anderson 0.47%
4 GRETCHEN Miller 0.47%
5 GRETCHEN Williams 0.38%
6 GRETCHEN Jones 0.37%
7 GRETCHEN Brown 0.34%
8 GRETCHEN Davis 0.28%
9 GRETCHEN Nelson 0.27%
10 GRETCHEN Thompson 0.26%
11 GRETCHEN Peterson 0.26%
12 GRETCHEN White 0.26%
13 GRETCHEN Wilson 0.26%
14 GRETCHEN Moore 0.24%
15 GRETCHEN Hill 0.22%
16 GRETCHEN Hall 0.22%
17 GRETCHEN Martin 0.22%
18 GRETCHEN Clark 0.21%
19 GRETCHEN Young 0.21%
20 GRETCHEN King 0.20%

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