Grisell
Lady Grisell Baillie was the first woman to be created a deaconess in the Church of Scotland.
Meaning & Origin of Grisell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lady Grisell Baillie was the first woman to be created a deaconess in the Church of Scotland.
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The Story of Grisell
Grisell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 11 Grisells were born — ranking #5,899 that year. As of 2026, Grisell ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 175 Grisells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Grisell
Grisell is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Grisell's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #5,899. Use the chart and map above to compare Grisell'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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