How Many People Are Named Gitel?
An estimated 204 people in the United States have the first name Gitel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Gitel peaked in popularity in 1978 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gitel 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 Gitel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
204
About 1 in 1,680,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1978
11 births
Total Registered
211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gitel
Gitel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 211 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gitel as a female name
Ranked #16,079 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1978 (11 births)
Gitel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gitel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 56 babies were registered. Gitel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gitel by Decade
How has Gitel 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.
Gitel by State
Gitel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gitel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gitel
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Gitel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gitel?
We estimate approximately 204 people named Gitel 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 1,680,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Gitel a common name?
Gitel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gitel most popular?
Gitel reached peak popularity in 1978, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gitel is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gitel a female name?
Gitel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gitel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gitel Smith, Gitel Johnson, Gitel 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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