Is Gissel a boy or girl name?

Gissel is a girl’s name. Of the 2,563 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Gissel

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Gissel was most popular in 2004, when 152 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,407 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,563 people named Gissel.

Gissel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gissel’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gissel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gissel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,563 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gissel

Where Gissel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org