Girls' name · since 1987
Zisel
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Zisel, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
45 babies have been named Zisel since 1987, making it today's #13696 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zisel has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #13696 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #36,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,696 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zisel ranks #36,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,696 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #36,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zisel's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zisel compares
45 15th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zisel's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zisel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zisel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zisel splits its recorded history at 2007: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Zisel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Zisel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Zisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (27% of all-time use).
Zisel by state
Where Zisel concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 46.7% |
21 of 45 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zisel's data
- Zisel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zisels (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zisel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Zisel 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.