Gisella: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,986

among girls · ↓1,387 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Gisella · -33% vs 2024

How common

1 in 80,363

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2009

67 babies

All-time total

1,533

#5,617 all-time among girls

First recorded

1895

in Social Security records

Gisella popularity over time

1,533 babies have been named Gisella since 1895, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	6	1	–	#1,490
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	35	4	–	#2,474
1920s	29	3	-17%	#3,750
1930s	5	1	-83%	#4,544
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#6,589
1960s	66	7	+1220%	#3,859
1970s	109	11	+65%	#3,955
1980s	68	7	-38%	#5,703
1990s	186	19	+174%	#4,011
2000s	468	47	+152%	#2,713
2010s	382	38	-18%	#3,102
2020s (to 2025)	174	29	-24%	#4,239

Where Gisella is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	20	0.01	outside top 500
2027	20	0.01	outside top 500
2028	20	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	19	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Gisella

Gisella is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,986 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 1,533 American babies have been named Gisella. Its peak came in 2009, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gisella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gisella?

The median living Gisella is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 28. An estimated 1,400 people named Gisella are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gisella year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	20	#5,986
2024	30	#4,599
2023	33	#4,310
2022	34	#4,239
2021	28	#4,764
2020	29	#4,591
2019	21	#5,859
2018	34	#4,185
2017	35	#4,169
2016	33	#4,376
2015	35	#4,174
2014	41	#3,740
2013	43	#3,598
2012	49	#3,334
2011	54	#3,102
2010	37	#4,054
2009	67	#2,713
2008	49	#3,394
2007	50	#3,348
2006	61	#2,864
2005	53	#3,023
2004	50	#3,090
2003	46	#3,200
2002	31	#4,105
2001	32	#3,974
2000	29	#4,222
1995	26	#4,011
1990	11	#7,484
1985	5	#11,235
1980	9	#6,973
1975	13	#4,676
1970	8	#5,995
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	8	#3,750
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	6	#1,490
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gisella, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gisella?

The median living Gisella is about 19 years old. Half of all living Gisellas are between 11 and 28 years old.

How many people named Gisella are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Gisella are alive in the United States, based on 1,533 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gisella in 2025?

Gisella ranked #5,986 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gisella?

1,533 babies have been named Gisella in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gisella most popular?

Gisella peaked in 2009, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Gisella a boy or girl name?

Gisella is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gisella rising or falling?

Gisella is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gisella become more popular?

Gisella looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Gisella in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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