Girls' name · since 1999
Gizell
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.
- #27,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 96 recorded since 1999.
Gizell has 96 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2012.
- #27,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizell ranks #27,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizell's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gizell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gizell's SSA record in two at 2006 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 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gizell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Gizell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 81% of the file).
2000s was Gizell's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Gizell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (81% of all-time use).
Gizell by state
Where Gizell concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 17.7% |
17 of 96 births nationwide.
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- Gizell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gizells (17 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 Gizell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1999–2012 (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 Gizell 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.