Girls' name · since 1995
Gizela
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Gizela, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1995–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Gizela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizela has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2007.
- 27 total births
- 1995–2007 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Gizela since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.
- 27
- total births
- 1995–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
59% of everyone ever named Gizela was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Gizela in 1995 - its busiest year on record.
Gizela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gizela's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gizela at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Gizela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007
- Peak year (1995)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2007.
27 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 6 births in a single year.
Gizela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Gizela's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Gizela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).
Gizela decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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, 1995–2007 (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. "Gizela: Baby Name Since 1995 - 27 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gizela. 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 Gizela 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.
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