Given name & surname
Gisella
“of God's promise; a hostage”
Gisella is a variant of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gisella is a variant of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gisella is a variant of Giselle. An origin associated with Giselle is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Indonesian usage, Gisella developed from Giselle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gisella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,533
- 0 boys · 1,533 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,986 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,986 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,014 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gisella’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Gisella developed from the French form Giselle. In Portuguese usage, Gisella has an alternative spelling in Gisela. Gisella has a related form in Giselle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gisella has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gisella
- Gisella Perlgynecologist and author (1907–1988)
- Gisella MarengoItalian actressborn 1975
- Gisella SofioItalian actress (1931-2017)
- Gisella GroszHungarian born German classical pianist (1875–1942)
- Gisella AnastasiaIndonesian actress and singerborn 1990
- Gisella FloreaniniItalian politician (1906-1993)
- Gisella GiovencoItalian painter, stylist and publicistborn 1946
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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