Given name & surname
Gisel
“of God's promise; a hostage”
Gisel is a variant of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gisel is a variant of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gisel is a variant of Giselle. An origin associated with Giselle is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gisel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,283
- 0 boys · 2,283 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,635 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,635 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,547 as a first name in 2020; 210 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.
Gisel’s family of names
Gisel has a related form in Giselle. In Spanish usage, Gisel has a conventional equivalent in the French form Giselle. In Spanish usage, Gisel has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gisela.
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Around the world
Gisel has relatives in 6 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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