Given name & surname
Grisel
Grisel is a variant of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grisel is a variant of Griselda. One German interpretation is “a gray-haired battlemaid; one who fights the dark battle.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Grisel is a variant of Griselda. 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 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Grisel is a variant of Griselda. The history of Griselda gives this family its wider story. Griselda was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Grisel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,678
- 7 boys · 1,671 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 211 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,356 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,356 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 204 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,239 as a first name in 2020; 155 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.
Grisel’s family of names
Grisel has a related form in Griselda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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