Girls' name · since 1949
Giselle
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 50,186 babies named Giselle, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,186
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Giselle is the #383 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 50,186 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Giselle recorded 50,186 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #383 nationally today, ahead of 98% 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 1949 to 2025.
- #584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 50,186 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giselle ranks #584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 50,186 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,186
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giselle's 50,186 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Giselle compares
50,186 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Giselle's all-time total is 133x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giselle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,596 | 21 | 19,840 |
Giselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Giselle's full recorded timeline at 1988, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 2,596 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Giselle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,596
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Giselle popularity over time - boys
44 total births recorded since 1986 (Giselle as boys' name)
Giselle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19,718 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Giselle's strongest decade.
19,718 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Giselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 481
1950s
481 births
- 1960s 707
1960s
707 births
- 1970s 835
1970s
835 births
- 1980s 1,924
1980s
1,924 births
- 1990s 6,074
1990s
6,074 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,718 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,187 births
- 2020s 5,255
2020s
5,255 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19,718 births (39% of all-time use).
How Giselle 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 Giselle's total volume
Giselle by state
Where Giselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,823 | 31.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,985 | 15.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,723 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,898 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,572 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 1,558 | 3.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,473 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,070 | 2.1% |
15,823 of 50,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Giselle appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Giselle's data
- Giselle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19,718 total births); usage has since declined to 5,255 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Giselles (15,823 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 Giselle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Giselle 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.