How Many People Are Named Grissel?
An estimated 226 people in the United States have the first name Grissel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Grissel peaked in popularity in 1984 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grissel 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 Grissel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
226
About 1 in 1,516,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1984
18 births
Total Registered
237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grissel
Grissel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 237 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Grissel as a female name
Ranked #14,021 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (18 births)
Grissel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grissel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 66 babies were registered. Grissel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grissel by Decade
How has Grissel 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.
Grissel by State
Grissel + Last Name Combinations
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Grissel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grissel?
We estimate approximately 226 people named Grissel 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 1,516,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Grissel a common name?
Grissel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grissel most popular?
Grissel reached peak popularity in 1984, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grissel is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grissel a female name?
Grissel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grissel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grissel Smith, Grissel Johnson, Grissel 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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