Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1985
Garcelle
28 babies named Garcelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1985–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Garcelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Garcelle recorded 28 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2004.
- 28 total births
- 1985–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Garcelle since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 28
- total births
- 1985–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Garcelle was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
8 babies were named Garcelle in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Garcelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garcelle splits its recorded history at 1998: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garcelle at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Garcelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2004
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Garcelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Garcelle's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Garcelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Garcelle? ▼
Garcelle has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2004. 8 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Garcelle most popular? ▼
Garcelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Garcelle been used? ▼
Garcelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 20 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Garcelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Garnet, Gary, Garnett, Gardenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Garcelle
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Garcelle: Baby Name Since 1985 - 28 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/garcelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Garcelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.