Girls' name · since 1969
Gisel
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 2,283 babies named Gisel, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,283
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gisel currently ranks #6625 among girls' names in America, with 2,283 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gisel has been recorded 2,283 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #6625 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #4,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,625 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,283 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gisel ranks #4,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,625 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,283 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,283
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gisel's 2,283 recorded births place it above 94.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gisel compares
2,283 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gisel's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gisel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,283 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gisel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gisel splits its recorded history at 1998: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Gisel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,026 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Gisel's strongest decade.
1,026 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
530 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,026 births
- 2010s 377
2010s
377 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,026 births (45% of all-time use).
How Gisel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gisel's total volume
Gisel by state
Where Gisel concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 631 | 27.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 336 | 14.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 90 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 87 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 75 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 45 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 28 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.7% |
631 of 2,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Gisel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gisel's data
- Gisel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,026 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gisels (631 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gisel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Gisel 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.