How Many People Are Named Grisel?
An estimated 1,552 people in the United States have the first name Grisel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Grisel peaked in popularity in 1984 with 211 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grisel 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 Grisel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,552
About 1 in 220,847 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1984
211 births
Total Registered
1,672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grisel
Grisel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,672 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Grisel as a male name
Ranked #5,171 in 1984
7 male births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (7 births)
Grisel as a female name
Ranked #12,582 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (204 births)
Grisel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grisel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 493 babies were registered. Grisel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grisel by Decade
How has Grisel 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.
Grisel by State
Birth registrations for Grisel span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey. On average, about 136 Grisels were registered per state.
Grisel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grisel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grisel
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Grisel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grisel?
We estimate approximately 1,552 people named Grisel 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 220,847 Americans share this first name.
Is Grisel a common name?
Grisel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grisel most popular?
Grisel reached peak popularity in 1984, when 211 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grisel is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grisel a female name?
Grisel is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grisel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grisel Smith, Grisel Johnson, Grisel 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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