How Many People Are Named Gizella?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Gizella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Gizella peaked in popularity in 1916 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gizella 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 Gizella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gizella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1916
37 births
Total Registered
569
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gizella
Gizella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 569 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gizella as a female name
Ranked #15,931 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1916 (37 births)
Gizella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gizella span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 242 babies were registered. Gizella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gizella by Decade
How has Gizella 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.
Gizella by State
Birth registrations for Gizella span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Indiana, Michigan, New York. On average, about 41 Gizellas were registered per state.
Gizella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gizella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gizella
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gizella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gizella?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Gizella 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 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Gizella a common name?
Gizella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 569 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gizella most popular?
Gizella reached peak popularity in 1916, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gizella is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gizella a female name?
Gizella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gizella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gizella Smith, Gizella Johnson, Gizella 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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