Girls' name · since 1988
Gissele
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 566 babies named Gissele, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
566 girls have been named Gissele since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gissele recorded 566 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2016.
- #10,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 566 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissele ranks #10,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gissele's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gissele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gissele splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gissele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gissele by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (359 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Gissele's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Gissele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 359 births (63% of all-time use).
How Gissele 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 Gissele's total volume
Gissele by state
Where Gissele concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 189 | 33.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 50 | 8.8% |
189 of 566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gissele's data
- Gissele's decade-level peak was the 2000s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gisseles (189 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 Gissele: 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 (~28 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, 1988–2016 (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 Gissele 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.