Girls' name · since 1999

Gicel

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Gicel, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#46,438 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Gicel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gicel has been recorded 19 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2003.

  • #46,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 19 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gicel ranks #46,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#46,438 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gicel's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gicel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gicel splits its recorded history at 2001: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Gicel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
456789 199920012003 8

Gicel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).

2000s was Gicel's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Gicel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gicel? ▼
19 babies have been named Gicel since 1999. All-time, it sits at #46,438 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
Where does Gicel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gicel ranks #46,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gicel most popular? ▼
Gicel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Gicel been used? ▼
Gicel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 5 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Gicel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gicela, Gicelle, Gicell. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Gicel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2003 (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 Gicel 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.