US rank #4555 Girls' name Peak 2009 1,513 births

Gisella — #4555 US girls' name

1,513 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.

1890s61910s351920s291930s51950s51960s661970s1091980s681990s1862000s4682010s3822020s154
#4555
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gisella was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

67 babies were named Gisella in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gisella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,513 babies named Gisella between 1895 and 2024, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gisella currently holds the #4555 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gisella performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 468 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Gisella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 247 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gisella in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gisella 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 1,513 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.

Gisella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,513

Since 1895

130 years of records

Peak year

2009

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,555

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1895

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gisella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1895

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
67
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
020406080 202420142004199419821972196119171895 6

Gisella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
468 births that decade — 31% of Gisella's all-time total
1890s61910s351920s291930s51950s51960s661970s1091980s681990s1862000s4682010s3822020s154

Gisella by state

Where Gisella concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Gisella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
247 16.3%
#2 Texas
113 7.5%
#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%
California share of Gisella's total US births 16.3%
Even split

247 of 1,513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gisella?
1,513 babies have been named Gisella since 1895. It currently ranks #4555 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 67 births.
When was Gisella most popular?
Gisella was most popular in the 2000s decade with 468 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Gisella most popular?
The top states for the name Gisella are California (247 births), Texas (113 births), New York (70 births).
How long has the name Gisella been used?
Gisella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 130 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gisella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giselle, Gisselle, Gisele, Gisela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1895–2024 (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.