Girls' name · since 1895
Gisella
1,533 babies named Gisella in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1895
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,533 babies have been named Gisella since 1895, making it today's #5933 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Gisella recorded 1,533 times among girls since 1895, holding rank #5933 nationally today, ahead of 66% 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 1895 to 2025.
- #5,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,933 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1895
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gisella ranks #5,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1895, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1895
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gisella's 1,533 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gisella compares
1,533 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Gisella's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gisella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gisella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gisella's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gisella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Gisella by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (468 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Gisella's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gisella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 186
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
468 births
- 2010s
2010s
382 births
- 2020s 174
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 468 births (31% of all-time use).
How Gisella 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 Gisella's total volume
Gisella by state
Where Gisella concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 247 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 113 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 70 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
247 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Gisella's data
- Gisella's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (468 total births) through the 2020s (174) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gisellas (247 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gisella: 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 (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Gisella 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.