How Many People Are Named Griselda?
An estimated 8,480 people in the United States have the first name Griselda. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Griselda peaked in popularity in 1993 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Griselda 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 Griselda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Griselda is overwhelmingly female, 61 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,480
About 1 in 40,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1993
307 births
Total Registered
9,136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Griselda
Griselda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,136 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Griselda as a male name
Ranked #8,672 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1984 (9 births)
Griselda as a female name
Ranked #3,592 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (307 births)
Griselda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Griselda span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,304 babies were registered. Griselda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Griselda by Decade
How has Griselda 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.
Griselda by State
Birth registrations for Griselda span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, New Jersey. On average, about 413 Griseldas were registered per state.
Griselda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Griselda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Griselda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Griselda?
We estimate approximately 8,480 people named Griselda 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 40,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Griselda a common name?
Griselda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Griselda most popular?
Griselda reached peak popularity in 1993, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Griselda is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Griselda a female name?
Griselda is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Griselda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Griselda Smith, Griselda Johnson, Griselda 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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