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Greta

Greta ranks #223 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #201 among girl dog names.
Greta's popularity trend

Greta's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#223
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+512
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% female
100% female0% male

Gender split comes from 27 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Greta mean?
2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Greta is a short form of Margaret, which comes from the Greek margarites, meaning "pearl." The name spread widely through Scandinavian and German use before becoming familiar on its own.

Greta has a crisp, no-nonsense elegance to it, suiting a pet who's composed and self-possessed. It fits an animal with quiet poise, the kind who doesn't need to make noise to be noticed.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Greta shows up

Cats named Greta per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.02%

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