Girls' name · since 1977
Gissel
2,563 babies named Gissel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,563
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,563 babies have been named Gissel since 1977, making it today's #4588 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissel has been recorded 2,563 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #4588 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,588 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,563 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissel ranks #3,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,588 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,563 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,563
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gissel's 2,563 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gissel compares
2,563 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Gissel's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gissel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gissel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gissel's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 152, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gissel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Gissel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,369 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Gissel's strongest decade.
1,369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Gissel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 508
1990s
508 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,369 births
- 2010s 476
2010s
476 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,369 births (53% of all-time use).
How Gissel 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 Gissel's total volume
Gissel by state
Where Gissel concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 757 | 29.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 431 | 16.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 126 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 98 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 95 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 61 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 37 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 14 | 0.5% |
757 of 2,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Gissel appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gissel's data
- Gissel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,369 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gissels (757 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gissel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Gissel 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.