How Many People Are Named Gisella?
An estimated 1,396 people in the United States have the first name Gisella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Gisella peaked in popularity in 2009 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gisella 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 Gisella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,396
About 1 in 245,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
67 births
Total Registered
1,513
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gisella
Gisella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,513 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gisella as a female name
Ranked #4,582 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (67 births)
Gisella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gisella span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 468 babies were registered. While Gisella is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gisella by Decade
How has Gisella 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.
Gisella by State
Birth registrations for Gisella span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey. On average, about 69 Gisellas were registered per state.
Gisella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gisella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gisella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gisella?
We estimate approximately 1,396 people named Gisella 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 245,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Gisella a common name?
Gisella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,513 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gisella most popular?
Gisella reached peak popularity in 2009, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gisella is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gisella a female name?
Gisella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gisella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gisella Smith, Gisella Johnson, Gisella 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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