Girls' name · since 1960
Gricel
275 babies named Gricel in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gricel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 275 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Gricel recorded 275 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2002.
- #16,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 275 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gricel ranks #16,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Gricel's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gricel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gricel's full recorded timeline at 1983, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gricel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2002
- Peak year (1984)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Gricel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (136 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Gricel's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Gricel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 136 births (49% of all-time use).
Gricel by state
Where Gricel concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 19.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 24 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 4.4% |
54 of 275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gricel's data
- Gricel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gricels (54 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gricel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1960–2002 (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 Gricel 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.