Gisselle — #1614 US girls' name
10,440 babies named Gisselle in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Gisselle was born in this single decade.
810 babies were named Gisselle in 2000 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gisselle
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,440 babies named Gisselle between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gisselle currently holds the #1614 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 810 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gisselle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,451 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gisselle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,628 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gisselle in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gisselle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,440 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Gisselle at a glance
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Current rank
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Gisselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (2000)
- 810
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #1614 among girls.
10,440 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 810 births in a single year.
Gisselle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5,451 births that decade — 52% of Gisselle's all-time total
Gisselle decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,451 births
- Runner-up 2,272 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Gisselle's strongest decade
5,451 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
Gisselle by state
Where Gisselle concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,628 | 34.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,742 | 16.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 666 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 543 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 522 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 357 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 268 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 212 | 2.0% |
3,628 of 10,440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 34.8% of nationwide
- Texas 16.7% of nationwide
- New York 6.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.2% of nationwide
- Florida 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 30 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 34.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Gisselle appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.