Recorded 1998–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 74 births

Jissell — girls' name

74 babies named Jissell in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s55

The verdict

74 girls have been named Jissell since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

74
total births
1998–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Jissell was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jissell in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jissell

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Jissell between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jissell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jissell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jissell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jissell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jissell 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 74 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.

Jissell at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

74

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jissell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 200920062005200420032001200019991998 8

Jissell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
55 births that decade — 74% of Jissell's all-time total
1990s192000s55

Jissell by state

Where Jissell concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jissell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 8.1%
California share of Jissell's total US births 8.1%

6 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jissell?
74 babies have been named Jissell since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Jissell most popular?
Jissell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Jissell most popular?
The top states for the name Jissell are California (6 births).
How long has the name Jissell been used?
Jissell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jissell?
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, 1998–2009 (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.