Girls' name · since 1956

Gesele

Gesele has 6 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

6
total births
1956–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Gesele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6 recorded since 1956.

Gesele has 6 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1956.

  • 6 total births
  • 1956–1956 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

6 girls have been named Gesele since 1956, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.

6
total births
1956–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gesele was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gesele in 1956 - its busiest year on record.

Gesele at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

6

Since 1956

1 years of records

Peak year

1956

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1956

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1956

Gesele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1956)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 1956 6

Gesele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1950s was Gesele's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gesele births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gesele?
6 babies have been named Gesele since 1956. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1956 with 6 births.
When was Gesele most popular?
Gesele was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Gesele been used?
Records for Gesele go back to 1956, giving 1 year of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Gesele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geselle, Gessica, Gesenia, Gesselle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1956–1956 (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. "Gesele: Baby Name Since 1956 - 6 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gesele. 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 Gesele 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 July 2026.