Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1956
Gezelle
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Gezelle, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 1956–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Gezelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1956.
Gezelle has 51 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 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2021.
- 51 total births
- 1956–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
51 girls have been named Gezelle since 1956, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 51
- total births
- 1956–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Gezelle was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
8 babies were named Gezelle in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Gezelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gezelle's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gezelle at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1956
Gezelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Gezelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gezelle's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Gezelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gezelle? ▼
51 babies have been named Gezelle since 1956. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Gezelle most popular? ▼
Gezelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Gezelle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gezelle since 1956 -- 66 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What to do with Gezelle's data
- Gezelle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1956–2021 (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. "Gezelle: Baby Name Since 1956 - 51 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gezelle. 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 Gezelle 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.