Gretchen Snyder
There are approximately 20 people named Gretchen Snyder living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gretchen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Snyder. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
20
1 in 17,137,717
Named Gretchen
39K
Alive today
Named Snyder
175K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 39K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1973
Average age: 51
Top Census group: White (90.5%)
Estimated bearers: 175K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #172
Per 100K: 51.18
Top ancestry: White (91.0%)
First name trend
Gretchen: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gretchen. The peak year was 1973 with 1,350 births. The average person named Gretchen today is 51 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gretchen
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Gretchen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 90.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gretchen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Gretchen at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.5% · 40,378
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 1,439
- Black or African American2.9% · 1,302
- Two or more races1.9% · 854
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 555
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 104
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Snyder surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Snyder, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Snyder described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Snyder at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.0% · 139,273
- Two or more races3.2% · 4,937
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 4,573
- Black or African American1.5% · 2,229
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,157
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 810
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Gretchen has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0115% of the US population, based on 39,254 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Gretchen right now.
The surname Snyder appears at a rate of 51.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0512%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 20 people with the full name Gretchen Snyder. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Gretchen Snyder: questions and answers
How many people are named Gretchen Snyder?
We estimate approximately 20 people in the United States share the full name Gretchen Snyder. That works out to about 1 in 17,137,717 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0115%) with the surname frequency (51.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gretchen Snyder?
We classify Gretchen Snyder as "Very Rare". About 1 in 17,137,717 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Gretchen a male or female name?
Gretchen is predominantly female. Out of 53,806 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Gretchen profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Gretchen Snyder?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.