Recorded 1987–2012 Girls' name Peak 1991 39 births

Zisel — girls' name

39 babies named Zisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s112000s112010s12
2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Zisel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zisel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Zisel between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zisel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zisel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zisel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zisel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zisel 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 39 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.

Zisel at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

39

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Zisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 2012201020072003199119901987 5

Zisel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 31% of Zisel's all-time total
1980s51990s112000s112010s12

Zisel by state

Where Zisel concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zisel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 53.8%
New York share of Zisel's total US births 53.8%

21 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zisel?
39 babies have been named Zisel since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Zisel most popular?
Zisel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Zisel most popular?
The top states for the name Zisel are New York (21 births).
How long has the name Zisel been used?
Zisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Zisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zissy, Zissel, Zissi. 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, 1987–2012 (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.