Girls' name · since 1957
Griselle
390 babies named Griselle in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Griselle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 390 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griselle has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2018.
- #13,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Griselle ranks #13,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Griselle's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Griselle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Griselle splits its recorded history at 1986: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Griselle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2018
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Griselle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Griselle's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Griselle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (25% of all-time use).
Griselle by state
Where Griselle concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 72 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.5% |
72 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Griselle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Griselles (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Griselle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1957–2018 (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 Griselle 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.