Given name & surname
Gittel
“good”·“a beautiful song”·“a good woman”
In Jewish use, Gittel is an affectionate form of Gitte. One Yiddish interpretation is “good.” Gittel is a variant of Gita. Interpretations include “a beautiful song” and “a good woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Jewish use, Gittel is an affectionate form of Gitte. One Yiddish interpretation is “good.” Gittel is a variant of Gita. Interpretations include “a beautiful song” and “a good woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Jewish use, Gittel is an affectionate form of Gitte. An origin associated with Gitte is Yiddish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gittel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,479
- 0 boys · 1,479 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,416 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,416 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 978 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gittel’s family of names
Gittel is an affectionate form of Gitte. Gittel has a related form in Gita.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.