Girls' name · since 2000
Gizzelle
117 babies named Gizzelle in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizzelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 117 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizzelle has been recorded 117 times among girls since 2000, 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 2000 to 2017.
- #25,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 117 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gizzelle ranks #25,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gizzelle's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gizzelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gizzelle's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gizzelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Gizzelle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 75% of the file).
2000s was Gizzelle's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Gizzelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (75% of all-time use).
Gizzelle by state
Where Gizzelle concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 14.5% |
17 of 117 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gizzelle's data
- Gizzelle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gizzelles (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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gizzelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2000–2017 (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 Gizzelle 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.