Gisell — #6995 US girls' name
1,858 babies named Gisell in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 60% of names given to girls today.
49% of everyone ever named Gisell was born in this single decade.
102 babies were named Gisell in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gisell
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,858 babies named Gisell between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gisell currently holds the #6995 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 102 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gisell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 910 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gisell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 545 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Gisell in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gisell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,858 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Gisell at a glance
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Current rank
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Gisell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979
- Peak year (2005)
- 102
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #6995 among girls.
1,858 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 102 births in a single year.
Gisell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 910 births that decade — 49% of Gisell's all-time total
Gisell decade highlights
- Peak decade 910 births
- Runner-up 416 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Gisell's strongest decade
910 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Gisell by state
Where Gisell concentrates geographically — total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 545 | 29.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 248 | 13.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 72 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 50 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 44 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.4% |
545 of 1,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 29.3% of nationwide
- Texas 13.3% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.7% of nationwide
- New York 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 29.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Gisell appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.