US rank #13659 Girls' name Peak 1983 1,577 births

Gricelda — #13659 US girls' name

1,577 babies named Gricelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s1311970s3871980s4321990s3472000s1822010s562020s25
#13659
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Gricelda was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

60 babies were named Gricelda in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gricelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,577 babies named Gricelda between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gricelda currently holds the #13659 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gricelda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 432 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gricelda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 743 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Gricelda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gricelda 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 1,577 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.

Gricelda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,577

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

1983

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,659

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gricelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1983)
60
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
020406080 202420122003199419851976196719561952 5

Gricelda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
432 births that decade — 27% of Gricelda's all-time total
1950s171960s1311970s3871980s4321990s3472000s1822010s562020s25

Gricelda by state

Where Gricelda concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Gricelda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
743 47.1%
#2 Texas
260 16.5%
#3 Illinois
71 4.5%
California share of Gricelda's total US births 47.1%
Even split

743 of 1,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gricelda?
1,577 babies have been named Gricelda since 1952. It currently ranks #13659 among girls. The peak year was 1983 with 60 births.
When was Gricelda most popular?
Gricelda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 432 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Gricelda most popular?
The top states for the name Gricelda are California (743 births), Texas (260 births), Illinois (71 births).
How long has the name Gricelda been used?
Gricelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gricelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Griselda, Grisel, Griffin, Grier, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1952–2024 (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.