Gisel
Gisel is a village in Deylaman Rural District, Deylaman District, Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 84, in 31 families. Down from 114 people in 2006.
Meaning & Origin of Gisel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gisel is a village in Deylaman Rural District, Deylaman District, Siahkal County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 84, in 31 families. Down from 114 people in 2006.
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The Story of Gisel
Gisel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 114 Gisels were born — ranking #1,502 that year. As of 2026, Gisel ranks #4,896 for baby girls with 27 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Gisels 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 Gisel
Gisel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Gisel's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,502. Use the chart and map above to compare Gisel'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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