US rank #2345 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,433 births

Gittel — #2345 US girls' name

1,433 babies named Gittel in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s551980s1271990s1832000s3302010s4512020s271
#2345
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gittel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

78 babies were named Gittel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gittel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,433 babies named Gittel between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gittel currently holds the #2345 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gittel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 451 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gittel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 906 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Gittel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gittel 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 1,433 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.

Gittel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,433

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2024

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,345

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gittel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
78
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Gittel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
451 births that decade — 31% of Gittel's all-time total
1960s161970s551980s1271990s1832000s3302010s4512020s271

Gittel by state

Where Gittel concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gittel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
906 63.2%
#2 New Jersey
262 18.3%
New York share of Gittel's total US births 63.2%
Even split

906 of 1,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gittel?
1,433 babies have been named Gittel since 1963. It currently ranks #2345 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 78 births.
When was Gittel most popular?
Gittel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 451 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Gittel most popular?
The top states for the name Gittel are New York (906 births), New Jersey (262 births).
How long has the name Gittel been used?
Gittel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gittel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gitty, Gita, Gitel, Gitzel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.