Girls' name · since 1963
Grizel
52 babies named Grizel in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Grizel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1963.
Grizel has 52 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2005.
- #34,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Grizel ranks #34,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Grizel's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Grizel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Grizel's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Grizel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2005
- Peak year (1984)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Grizel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Grizel's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Grizel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (56% of all-time use).
Grizel by state
Where Grizel concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 11.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 11.5% |
6 of 52 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Grizel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Grizels (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Grizel: 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 (~42 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, 1963–2005 (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 Grizel 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.