Girls' name · since 1989
Jissel
473 babies named Jissel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jissel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 473 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jissel has been recorded 473 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #12,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jissel ranks #12,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jissel's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jissel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jissel's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jissel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2003)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jissel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (264 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Jissel's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jissel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
264 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 264 births (56% of all-time use).
Jissel by state
Where Jissel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 105 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 5.7% |
105 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jissel's data
- Jissel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jissels (105 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 Jissel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Jissel 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.