Grissel — #13761 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Grissel

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Grissel between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Grissel currently holds the #13761 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Grissel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Grissel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Grissel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Grissel 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 237 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.