Given name
Jiselle
“of God's promise; a hostage”
Jiselle is a form of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Jiselle carries the interpretation “of God's promise; a hostage.” Jiselle is a form of Giselle. One French interpretation is “of God's promise; a hostage.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Jiselle is used as a form of Giselle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jiselle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,531
- 0 boys · 2,531 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,219 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,219 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,039 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.
Jiselle’s family of names
Jiselle is a form of Giselle. Jiselle has a related form in Jisela. Jiselle has a related form in Jizelle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jizellevariant
- Jissellelikely variant
- Jozellevariant
- Jisellavariant
- Josellevariant
- Jiselavariant
- Jiselevariant
- Jisellvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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