Feminine dossier · first seen 1977
Gissel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2004
Peak era
2004
Peak births
152
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Gissel
How many people are named Gissel?
An estimated 2,520 living Americans are named Gissel.
How rare is Gissel?
Gissel is very rare among babies today, with 30 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 80.3% from its 2004 peak.
How old is the typical Gissel?
The median age of a living American named Gissel is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 26 years old.
Is Gissel still popular?
Not especially. Gissel has been declining since its 2004 peak and registered 30 births in 2025.
Where is Gissel most common?
Gissel has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1977Peak 20042025
Peak year
2004
Decline from peak
80.3%
2025
30
All-time
2,563
Where it lives now
Gissel is most concentrated in California — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Gissel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.