Recorded 2000–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 117 births

Gizzelle — girls' name

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.

2000s882010s29
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Gizzelle was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gizzelle in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gizzelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Gizzelle between 2000 and 2017, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gizzelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gizzelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gizzelle 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 Gizzelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gizzelle 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 117 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.

Gizzelle at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

117

Since 2000

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2000

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2017

Gizzelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2000

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20172012200920072005200320012000 7

Gizzelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
88 births that decade — 75% of Gizzelle's all-time total
2000s882010s29

Gizzelle by state

Where Gizzelle concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gizzelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 14.5%
California share of Gizzelle's total US births 14.5%

17 of 117 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gizzelle?
117 babies have been named Gizzelle since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Gizzelle most popular?
Gizzelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Gizzelle most popular?
The top states for the name Gizzelle are California (17 births).
How long has the name Gizzelle been used?
Gizzelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 18 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Gizzelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gizelle, Gizella, Gizel, Gizell, 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, 2000–2017 (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.