Zisel
Zisel is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Zisel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zisel is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Zisel
Zisel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 6 Zisels were born — ranking #11,509 that year. As of 2026, Zisel ranks #14,962 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Zisels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Zisel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zisel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sisel
Where is Zisel most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- AO32%
- LU32%
- Austria17%
- United States12%
- Philippines7%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Zisel
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Zisel
Zisel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Zisel's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #11,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Zisel'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.