Is Gissel a boy or girl name?
Gissel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Gissel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,533 US babies named Gissel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,013
- Babies named Gissel since 1977
- 2,533
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Gissel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,369 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 476 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,013 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,448 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,396 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,458 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,540 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,986 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,802 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,729 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,116 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,939 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,385 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,419 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,914 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,226 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,034 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,840 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,624 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,789 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,591 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,374 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,383 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,311 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,316 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,347 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,288 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,600 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,950 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,095 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,444 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,638 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,241 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,420 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,360 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,024 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,122 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,316 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,251 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,539 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,644 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,457 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,898 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,530 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,726 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,171 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,132 |
Highest rank
Gissel has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,288 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gissel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.