Girls' name · since 1997
Gelila
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 360 babies named Gelila, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gelila currently ranks #11378 among girls' names in America, with 360 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelila has been recorded 360 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #11378 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #14,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,378 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 360 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gelila ranks #14,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,378 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 360 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,378 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gelila's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Gelila compares
360 49th percentile among 17,297 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
Gelila's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gelila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gelila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gelila splits its recorded history at 2013: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gelila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gelila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (179 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Gelila's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Gelila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 179 births (50% of all-time use).
Gelila by state
Where Gelila concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 11 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.4% |
11 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gelila's data
- Gelila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Gelilas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gelila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Gelila 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.