Girls' name · since 1901
Gizella
569 babies named Gizella in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gizella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 569 have been recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Gizella recorded 569 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2020.
- #10,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 569 born since 1901
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizella ranks #10,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 569 born since 1901, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gizella's 569 recorded births place it above 84.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Gizella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gizella splits its recorded history at 1923: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gizella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2020
- Peak year (1916)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Gizella by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (242 births, 43% of the file).
1910s was Gizella's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gizella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
242 births
- 1920s
1920s
202 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 242 births (43% of all-time use).
How Gizella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gizella's total volume
Gizella by state
Where Gizella concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 124 | 21.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 87 | 15.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 19 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
124 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Gizella's data
- Gizella's decade-level peak was the 1910s (242 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.
- Ohio records the most Gizellas (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gizella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1901–2020 (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 Gizella 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.