Girls' name · since 1990
Gizel
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Gizel, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 277 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Gizel recorded 277 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2020.
- #16,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 277 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizel ranks #16,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizel's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gizel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gizel's full recorded timeline at 2007, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gizel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Gizel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (151 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Gizel's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Gizel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 151 births (55% of all-time use).
Gizel by state
Where Gizel concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 22.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 10.1% |
63 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gizel's data
- Gizel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gizels (63 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gizel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1990–2020 (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 Gizel 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.