Girls' name · since 1923
Gisele
Gisele has 5,391 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,391
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gisele is the #3073 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,391 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Gisele recorded 5,391 times among girls since 1923, holding rank #3073 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #2,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,073 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,391 born since 1923
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gisele ranks #2,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,073 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,391 born since 1923, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,073 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,391
- born since 1923
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gisele's 5,391 recorded births place it above 96.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gisele compares
5,391 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Gisele's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gisele | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 234 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gisele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gisele's full recorded timeline at 1978, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 234 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gisele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 234
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Gisele by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,364 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Gisele's strongest decade.
1,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gisele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
935 births
- 1960s
1960s
627 births
- 1970s 201
1970s
201 births
- 1980s 163
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,364 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,340 births
- 2020s 389
2020s
389 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,364 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gisele 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 Gisele's total volume
Gisele by state
Where Gisele concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 950 | 17.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 440 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 439 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 190 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 154 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 130 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 118 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 92 | 1.7% |
950 of 5,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Gisele appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gisele's data
- Gisele's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,364 total births); usage has since declined to 389 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Giseles (950 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.
Keep exploring Gisele
Nearby Names Like Gisele
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gisele
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gisele
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gisele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Gisele 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.