Recorded 1990–2015 Girls' name Peak 1999 367 births

Jisel — girls' name

367 babies named Jisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1052000s2102010s52
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jisel was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

28 babies were named Jisel in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 367 babies named Jisel between 1990 and 2015, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jisel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jisel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jisel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jisel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jisel 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 367 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.

Jisel at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

367

Since 1990

26 years of records

Peak year

1999

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1990

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1990

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1999)
28
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0102030 2015201120072003199919951990 7

Jisel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
210 births that decade — 57% of Jisel's all-time total
1990s1052000s2102010s52

Jisel by state

Where Jisel concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jisel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
59 16.1%
#2 Texas
27 7.4%
California share of Jisel's total US births 16.1%
Even split

59 of 367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jisel?
367 babies have been named Jisel since 1990. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1999 with 28 births.
When was Jisel most popular?
Jisel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Jisel most popular?
The top states for the name Jisel are California (59 births), Texas (27 births).
How long has the name Jisel been used?
Jisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 26 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiselle, Jissel, Jisselle, Jisela, and 4 more. 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, 1990–2015 (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.