Recorded 1970–2021 Girls' name Peak 1978 211 births

Gitel — girls' name

211 babies named Gitel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s181990s362000s422010s562020s14
2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Gitel was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Gitel in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gitel

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Gitel between 1970 and 2021, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gitel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gitel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gitel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gitel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gitel 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 211 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.

Gitel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

211

Since 1970

52 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1970

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gitel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1970

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 202120172011200520001992198719771970 7

Gitel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 27% of Gitel's all-time total
1970s451980s181990s362000s422010s562020s14

Gitel by state

Where Gitel concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gitel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
113 53.6%
New York share of Gitel's total US births 53.6%

113 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gitel?
211 babies have been named Gitel since 1970. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Gitel most popular?
Gitel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Gitel most popular?
The top states for the name Gitel are New York (113 births).
How long has the name Gitel been used?
Gitel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 52 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gitel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gitty, Gittel, Gita, Gitzel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2021 (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.