Girls' name · since 1954
Gizelle
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 3,131 babies named Gizelle, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,131
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizelle currently ranks #4383 among girls' names in America, with 3,131 babies recorded since 1954.
Gizelle has 3,131 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4383 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, 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 1954 to 2025.
- #3,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,131 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizelle ranks #3,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,131 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,131
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizelle's 3,131 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gizelle compares
3,131 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gizelle's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gizelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,131 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gizelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gizelle's full recorded timeline at 1992, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 206 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gizelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Gizelle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,278 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Gizelle's strongest decade.
1,278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Gizelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 259
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,278 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,020 births
- 2020s 271
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,278 births (41% of all-time use).
How Gizelle 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 Gizelle's total volume
Gizelle by state
Where Gizelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 952 | 30.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 467 | 14.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 109 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 93 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 87 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 59 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 19 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 0.6% |
952 of 3,131 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Gizelle appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gizelle's data
- Gizelle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,278 total births); usage has since declined to 271 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gizelles (952 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gizelle: 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 (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Gizelle 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.