Girls' name · since 1965
Gela
26 babies named Gela in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Gela since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gela recorded 26 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2012.
- #42,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gela ranks #42,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #42,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gela's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gela splits its recorded history at 1975: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2012
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Gela by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Gela's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Gela's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1965–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gela 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 August 2026.