Girl’s name · Yiddish, German

Gittel

How to say it: GIT-uhl · /ˈɡɪtəl/

From Yiddish 'gite' meaning 'good' - traditional Ashkenazi feminine name, also spelled Gitel.

Gittel was the 2,441st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 45 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 11% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,379 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,441for girls in 2025
1 in 73,674US babies
45born in 2025
#2,379projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Gittel
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,441
Babies born in 202545
Share of births1 in 73,674
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−11%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,379

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Gittel is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 33 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Gitti
  • Gita

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gittel is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German, Hebrew.

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