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Grisel

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Grisel has been given to about 1,678 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,618
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Grisel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1984 · 211
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,678

How popular is Grisel?

Its best year was 1984, when 211 babies were given the name, ranking 785th. The typical living American called Grisel is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Grisel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ariel0.70
  2. Griselda0.66
  3. Maribel0.63
  4. Itzel0.59
  5. Gisele0.60
  6. Gisela0.60
  7. Giselle0.58
  8. Muriel0.57

Middle names for Grisel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Grisel Anne0.81
  2. Grisel Catherine0.78
  3. Grisel Josephine0.78
  4. Grisel Rose0.77
  5. Grisel Marie0.77
  6. Grisel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Grisel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.78
  2. Aracelisister · 0.76
  3. Elishaeither · 0.75
  4. Marisolsister · 0.75
  5. Larasister · 0.75
  6. Aronbrother · 0.73

Where Grisel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Grisel Anderson0.77
    2. Grisel White0.72
    3. Grisel Nguyen0.72
    4. Grisel Moore0.72
    5. Grisel Hill0.72
    6. Grisel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Grisel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.