Total births
5
Girls' name · since 2024
Geisel
5 babies named Geisel in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17515
- among girls today
- 5
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 1%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Geisel is the #17515 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5 recorded since 2024.
Geisel has 5 recorded births among girls since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17515 as of the latest data, more common than 1% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2024.
- #17515 among girls today
- 5 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 1% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Geisel is currently the #17515 girls' name in America, more common than 1% of girls - 5 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17515
- among girls today
- 5
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 1%
- more common than other girls
Geisel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17515
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 1% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Geisel was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
5 babies were named Geisel in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Geisel compares
5 0th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Geisel's all-time total is 99% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geisel | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Geisel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#17,515
Active since
2024
Geisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Geisel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Geisel's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Geisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Geisel? ▼
5 babies have been named Geisel since 2024. It currently ranks #17515 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 5 births.
When was Geisel most popular? ▼
Geisel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Geisel been used? ▼
Records for Geisel go back to 2024, giving 1 year of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Geisel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geisha, Geissie, Geidy, Geidi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2024–2024 (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. "Geisel: #17515 Girls' Name - 5 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/geisel. 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 Geisel 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.