Girls' name · since 1951
Ghislaine
Ghislaine has 190 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ghislaine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 190 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Ghislaine recorded 190 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2019.
- #20,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ghislaine ranks #20,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ghislaine's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ghislaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ghislaine splits its recorded history at 1989: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ghislaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2019
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ghislaine by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Ghislaine's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ghislaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (22% of all-time use).
Ghislaine by state
Where Ghislaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 190 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Ghislaines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ghislaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1951–2019 (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 Ghislaine 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.