Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Giselle

ji-ZEL · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pledge or hostage, from Old German gisil
Language
French
Culture
French;Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
French · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#356
2024 births871
Peak year2007
First appeared1949
Total US births49,377
2007 peak19491968198720052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GigiGisElla
Alternate spellings
GiseleGiselaGizelle
In other languages
Gisela (German/Spanish)Gisèle (French)Giselda (Italian)

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