Given name & surname
Crisel
Crisel is a variant of Criselda. In American use, Criselda carries the interpretation “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Crisel is a variant of Criselda. In American use, Criselda carries the interpretation “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Crisel connects to the Griselda name family through Criselda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Crisel connects to the Griselda name family through Criselda. The history of Griselda gives this family its wider story. Griselda was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Crisel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 0 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173 as a first name in 2020; 309 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Crisel’s family of names
Crisel has a related form in Criselda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.