How Many People Are Named Gissela?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Gissela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Gissela peaked in popularity in 2003 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gissela 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 Gissela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
20 births
Total Registered
234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gissela
Gissela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 234 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gissela as a female name
Ranked #12,575 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (20 births)
Gissela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gissela span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 106 babies were registered. Gissela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gissela by Decade
How has Gissela 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.
Gissela by State
Gissela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gissela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gissela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gissela?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Gissela 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 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Gissela a common name?
Gissela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gissela most popular?
Gissela reached peak popularity in 2003, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gissela is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gissela a female name?
Gissela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gissela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gissela Smith, Gissela Johnson, Gissela 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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