Girls' name · since 1970
Grissel
Grissel has 237 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Grissel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 237 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Grissel recorded 237 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2024.
- #18,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 237 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grissel ranks #18,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Grissel's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Grissel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Grissel's full recorded timeline at 1993, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Grissel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1984)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Grissel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (66 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Grissel's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Grissel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 66 births (28% of all-time use).
Grissel by state
Where Grissel concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 14.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
34 of 237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Grissel's data
- Grissel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Grissels (34 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Grissel: 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 (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Grissel 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.