Feminine dossier · first seen 1979
Gissell
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2000
Peak era
2000
Peak births
103
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Gissell
How many people are named Gissell?
An estimated 1,368 living Americans are named Gissell.
How rare is Gissell?
Gissell is very rare among babies today, with 9 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.3% from its 2000 peak.
How old is the typical Gissell?
The median age of a living American named Gissell is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 26 years old.
Is Gissell still popular?
Not especially. Gissell has been declining since its 2000 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Gissell most common?
Gissell has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1979Peak 20002025
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
91.3%
2025
9
All-time
1,392
Where it lives now
Gissell is most concentrated in California — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Texas.
States where Gissell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.