Girls' name · since 1979
Gissell
Gissell has 1,392 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,392 babies have been named Gissell since 1979, making it today's #10321 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissell has been recorded 1,392 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #10321 nationally and more common than 40% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #5,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,321 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,392 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gissell ranks #5,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,321 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,392 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,991 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gissell's 1,392 recorded births place it above 91.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gissell compares
1,392 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Gissell's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gissell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gissell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gissell's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gissell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Gissell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (763 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Gissell's strongest decade.
763 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Gissell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 275
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
763 births
- 2010s 241
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 763 births (55% of all-time use).
How Gissell 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 Gissell's total volume
Gissell by state
Where Gissell concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 388 | 27.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 201 | 14.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 48 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
388 of 1,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gissell's data
- Gissell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (763 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gissells (388 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 Gissell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Gissell 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.