How Many People Are Named Gisela?
An estimated 3,875 people in the United States have the first name Gisela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Gisela peaked in popularity in 1995 with 160 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gisela 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 Gisela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,875
About 1 in 88,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1995
160 births
Total Registered
4,209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gisela
Gisela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,209 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gisela as a female name
Ranked #4,302 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (160 births)
Gisela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gisela span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 909 babies were registered. Gisela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gisela by Decade
How has Gisela 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.
Gisela by State
Birth registrations for Gisela span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 312 Giselas were registered per state.
Gisela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gisela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gisela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gisela?
We estimate approximately 3,875 people named Gisela 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 88,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Gisela a common name?
Gisela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gisela most popular?
Gisela reached peak popularity in 1995, when 160 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gisela is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gisela a female name?
Gisela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gisela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gisela Smith, Gisela Johnson, Gisela 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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