Gazella

Girl · recorded 1914–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1915best year

Most popular in 1915.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gazella.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

081619141925193519461956

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Gazella, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19147
191516
191610
191710
19185
19197
19206
19216
19227
19235
19246
19264
19294
19562

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gazella isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
5
Rank in 1956
#5,952
How rare
1 in 401,540 girls
Since 1914
109

Gazella was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1915, at 16 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gazella doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.