Recorded 1999–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 96 births

Gizell — girls' name

96 babies named Gizell in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s782010s13
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Gizell was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

13 babies were named Gizell in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gizell

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Gizell between 1999 and 2012, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gizell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gizell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gizell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gizell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gizell 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 96 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.

Gizell at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

96

Since 1999

14 years of records

Peak year

2005

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1999

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2012

Gizell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1999

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 20122010200920082007200620052004200320011999 5

Gizell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 81% of Gizell's all-time total
1990s52000s782010s13

Gizell by state

Where Gizell concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gizell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 17.7%
California share of Gizell's total US births 17.7%

17 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gizell?
96 babies have been named Gizell since 1999. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 13 births.
When was Gizell most popular?
Gizell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Gizell most popular?
The top states for the name Gizell are California (17 births).
How long has the name Gizell been used?
Gizell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 14 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Gizell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gizelle, Gizella, Gizel, Gizzelle, 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, 1999–2012 (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.