How Many People Are Named Jissel?
An estimated 465 people in the United States have the first name Jissel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jissel peaked in popularity in 2003 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jissel 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 Jissel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
465
About 1 in 737,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2003
41 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jissel
Jissel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jissel as a female name
Ranked #11,573 in 2021
8 female births in 2021
Peak: 2003 (41 births)
Jissel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jissel span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 264 babies were registered. Jissel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jissel by Decade
How has Jissel 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.
Jissel by State
Jissel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jissel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jissel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jissel?
We estimate approximately 465 people named Jissel 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 737,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Jissel a common name?
Jissel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jissel most popular?
Jissel reached peak popularity in 2003, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jissel is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jissel a female name?
Jissel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jissel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jissel Smith, Jissel Johnson, Jissel 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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