Gezelle
Gezelle is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Gezelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gezelle is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Gezelle
Gezelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1956, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 8 Gezelles were born — ranking #12,420 that year. As of 2026, Gezelle ranks #13,458 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Gezelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gezelle
Gezelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Gezelle's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #12,420. Use the chart and map above to compare Gezelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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