Girls' name · since 1977
Jisela
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 373 babies named Jisela, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jisela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 373 recorded since 1977.
Jisela has 373 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2016.
- #14,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jisela ranks #14,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jisela's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jisela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jisela's full recorded timeline at 2001, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jisela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jisela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Jisela's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jisela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (58% of all-time use).
Jisela by state
Where Jisela concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
53 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jisela's data
- Jisela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jiselas (53 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 Jisela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1977–2016 (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 Jisela 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.