girl's name
Grisel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,678
Grisel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1984, when 211 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Grisel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 47 |
| 1960s | 236 |
| 1970s | 256 |
| 1980s | 493 |
| 1990s | 289 |
| 2000s | 221 |
| 2010s | 98 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Grisel?
In 2025, Grisel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Grisel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Grisel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Grisel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Grisel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Grisel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Grisel
How popular is the name Grisel?
In 2025, Grisel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Grisel a girl's or a boy's name?
Grisel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Grisel most popular?
Grisel peaked in 1984, when 211 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Grisel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Grisel currently ranks #13,168 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.