Girls' name · since 1985
Gissela
234 babies named Gissela in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gissela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 234 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Gissela recorded 234 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1985 to 2024.
- #18,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissela ranks #18,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gissela's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gissela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gissela's full recorded timeline at 2002, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gissela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gissela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Gissela's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Gissela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (45% of all-time use).
Gissela by state
Where Gissela concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 4.3% |
32 of 234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gissela's data
- Gissela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gisselas (32 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 Gissela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1985–2024 (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 Gissela 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.