How Many People Are Named Gissell?
An estimated 1,357 people in the United States have the first name Gissell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gissell peaked in popularity in 2000 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gissell 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 Gissell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,357
About 1 in 252,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
103 births
Total Registered
1,382
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gissell
Gissell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,382 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gissell as a female name
Ranked #7,014 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (103 births)
Gissell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gissell span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 763 babies were registered. Gissell has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gissell by Decade
How has Gissell 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.
Gissell by State
Birth registrations for Gissell span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 90 Gissells were registered per state.
Gissell + Last Name Combinations
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Gissell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gissell?
We estimate approximately 1,357 people named Gissell 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 252,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Gissell a common name?
Gissell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,382 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gissell most popular?
Gissell reached peak popularity in 2000, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gissell is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gissell a female name?
Gissell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gissell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gissell Smith, Gissell Johnson, Gissell 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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