Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 2003 473 births

Jissel — girls' name

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.

1980s61990s1142000s2642010s812020s8
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jissel was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

41 babies were named Jissel in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jissel

The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Jissel between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jissel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jissel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jissel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jissel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jissel 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 473 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.

Jissel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

473

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jissel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
41
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 20212014201020062002199819941989 6

Jissel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
264 births that decade — 56% of Jissel's all-time total
1980s61990s1142000s2642010s812020s8

Jissel by state

Where Jissel concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jissel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
105 22.2%
#2 Texas
27 5.7%
California share of Jissel's total US births 22.2%
Even split

105 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jissel?
473 babies have been named Jissel since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 41 births.
When was Jissel most popular?
Jissel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jissel most popular?
The top states for the name Jissel are California (105 births), Texas (27 births).
How long has the name Jissel been used?
Jissel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jissel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiselle, Jisselle, Jisela, Jisel, 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, 1989–2021 (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.