Giselle Mercado
There are approximately 10 people named Giselle Mercado living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Giselle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mercado. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Giselle
48K
Alive today
Named Mercado
71K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 48K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 20
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (79.3%)
Estimated bearers: 71K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #533
Per 100K: 20.67
Top ancestry: Hispanic (85.2%)
First name trend
Giselle: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Giselle. The peak year was 2007 with 2,596 births. The average person named Giselle today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Giselle
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Giselle, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 79.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Giselle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Giselle at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino79.3% · 32,009
- White9.9% · 3,998
- Black or African American5.9% · 2,392
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 1,053
- Two or more races2.0% · 813
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 75
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mercado surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mercado, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 85.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mercado described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Mercado at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino85.2% · 52,612
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.7% · 4,783
- White5.5% · 3,411
- Two or more races0.8% · 480
- Black or African American0.6% · 391
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 96
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Giselle has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0141% of the US population, based on 48,363 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Giselle right now.
The surname Mercado appears at a rate of 20.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0207%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10 people with the full name Giselle Mercado. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Giselle
FAQ
Giselle Mercado: questions and answers
How many people are named Giselle Mercado?
We estimate approximately 10 people in the United States share the full name Giselle Mercado. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0141%) with the surname frequency (20.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Giselle Mercado?
We classify Giselle Mercado as "Very Rare". About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Giselle a male or female name?
Giselle is predominantly female. Out of 49,421 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Giselle profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Giselle Mercado?
Find out how common the name Giselle Mercado is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.