Recorded 1998–2016 Girls' name Peak 2008 188 births

Gyselle — girls' name

188 babies named Gyselle in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s1192010s50
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Gyselle was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gyselle in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gyselle

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Gyselle between 1998 and 2016, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gyselle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gyselle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gyselle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gyselle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gyselle 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 188 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.

Gyselle at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

188

Since 1998

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1998

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2016

Gyselle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1998

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 2016201120082005200219991998 10

Gyselle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 63% of Gyselle's all-time total
1990s192000s1192010s50

Gyselle by state

Where Gyselle concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gyselle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 12.2%
#2 Texas
13 6.9%
California share of Gyselle's total US births 12.2%
Even split

23 of 188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gyselle?
188 babies have been named Gyselle since 1998. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Gyselle most popular?
Gyselle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Gyselle most popular?
The top states for the name Gyselle are California (23 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Gyselle been used?
Gyselle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 19 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Gyselle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gysel. 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, 1998–2016 (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.