Recorded 1999–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 12 births

Gysel — girls' name

12 babies named Gysel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s5
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Gysel was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gysel in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gysel

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Gysel between 1999 and 2009, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gysel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gysel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gysel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gysel 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 12 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.

Gysel at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

12

Since 1999

11 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1999

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2009

Gysel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1999

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20091999 7

Gysel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 58% of Gysel's all-time total
1990s72000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gysel?
12 babies have been named Gysel since 1999. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Gysel most popular?
Gysel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Gysel been used?
Gysel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 11 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Gysel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gyselle. 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, 1999–2009 (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.