Girls' name · since 1974
Gicela
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Gicela, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
80 girls have been named Gicela since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gicela has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2007.
- #29,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gicela ranks #29,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gicela's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gicela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gicela's full recorded timeline at 1992, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gicela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2007
- Peak year (1995)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Gicela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Gicela's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Gicela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (51% of all-time use).
Gicela by state
Where Gicela concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 12.5% |
20 of 80 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gicela's data
- Gicela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gicelas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gicela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1974–2007 (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 Gicela 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.