Giselle
Giselle is a female given name of French origin. It is derived from the Germanic word geisil, "pledge". Variants include Ghislain, Ghislaine, Gisela, Gisele, Gisèle, Gizel and Gizele.
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Giselle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Giselle is a female given name of French origin. It is derived from the Germanic word geisil, "pledge". Variants include Ghislain, Ghislaine, Gisela, Gisele, Gisèle, Gizel and Gizele.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Giselle
The earliest SSA record of Giselle as a baby girl name dates back to 1949, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 2,596 newborns named Giselle — #134 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Giselle on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Giselle ranks #355 for baby girls with 867 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 51K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Giselle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Giselle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gisèle
- Gisselle
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About the name Giselle
Giselle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 51K births in the dataset. Giselle's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #134. Use the chart and map above to compare Giselle'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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