How Many People Are Named Gazelle?
An estimated 53 people in the United States have the first name Gazelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Gazelle peaked in popularity in 2009 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gazelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gazelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gazelle is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
53
About 1 in 6,467,063 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
9 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gazelle
Gazelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gazelle as a female name
Ranked #16,046 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (9 births)
Gazelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gazelle span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 24 babies were registered. While Gazelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gazelle by Decade
How has Gazelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gazelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gazelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gazelle
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gazelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gazelle?
We estimate approximately 53 people named Gazelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,467,063 Americans share this first name.
Is Gazelle a common name?
Gazelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gazelle most popular?
Gazelle reached peak popularity in 2009, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gazelle is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gazelle a female name?
Gazelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gazelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gazelle Smith, Gazelle Johnson, Gazelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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