How Many People Are Named Grizel?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Grizel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Grizel peaked in popularity in 1984 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Grizel 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 Grizel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Grizel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1984
13 births
Total Registered
52
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Grizel
Grizel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 52 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Grizel as a female name
Ranked #17,391 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1984 (13 births)
Grizel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Grizel span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 29 babies were registered. Grizel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Grizel by Decade
How has Grizel 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.
Grizel by State
Grizel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Grizel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Grizel
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Grizel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Grizel?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Grizel 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 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Grizel a common name?
Grizel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 52 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Grizel most popular?
Grizel reached peak popularity in 1984, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Grizel is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Grizel a female name?
Grizel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Grizel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Grizel Smith, Grizel Johnson, Grizel 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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