Total births
83
Girls' name · since 1995
Gissella
Gissella has 83 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 83
- total births
- 1995–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Gissella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 83 have been recorded since 1995.
Gissella has 83 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2023.
- 83 total births
- 1995–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
83 girls have been named Gissella since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 83
- total births
- 1995–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Gissella was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
10 babies were named Gissella in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Gissella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gissella splits its recorded history at 2005: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gissella at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Gissella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gissella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gissella's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Gissella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gissella? ▼
83 babies have been named Gissella since 1995. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Gissella most popular? ▼
Gissella was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Gissella been used? ▼
Gissella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 29 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gissella? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giselle, Gisselle, Gisele, Gisela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gissella's data
- Gissella's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gissella
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Gisela Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1995–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gissella: Baby Name Since 1995 - 83 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gissella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gissella 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 July 2026.