Gisselle
Gisselle Ortiz Cáceres, known mononymously as Gisselle, is an American merengue singer of Puerto Rican descent.
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Meaning & Origin of Gisselle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gisselle Ortiz Cáceres, known mononymously as Gisselle, is an American merengue singer of Puerto Rican descent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Gisselle
Gisselle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 810 births, good for #367 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Gisselles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,667 among baby girl names with 124 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 11K Gisselles 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 Gisselle
Gisselle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Gisselle's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #367. Use the chart and map above to compare Gisselle'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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