Recorded 1974–1995 Girls' name Peak 1974 70 births

Grisela — girls' name

70 babies named Grisela in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s191990s18
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Grisela was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Grisela in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Grisela

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Grisela between 1974 and 1995, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grisela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grisela performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Grisela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grisela 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 70 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.

Grisela at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

70

Since 1974

22 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1974

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1995

Grisela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1974

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 1995199419901988198419801979197819751974 9

Grisela by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 47% of Grisela's all-time total
1970s331980s191990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Grisela?
70 babies have been named Grisela since 1974. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Grisela most popular?
Grisela was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Grisela been used?
Grisela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 22 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Grisela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Griselda, Grisel, Gricelda, Griffin, 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, 1974–1995 (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.