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Gisel

100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Gisel has been given to about 2,283 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,257
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gisel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 114
  • Born in 202517
  • All time2,283

How popular is Gisel?

Its best year was 1999, when 114 babies were given the name, ranking 1505th. The typical living American called Gisel is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Gisel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gisele0.72
  2. Gisela0.72
  3. Giselle0.70
  4. Gisselle0.68
  5. Itzel0.66
  6. Michel0.62
  7. Hazel0.58
  8. Isabel0.57

Middle names for Gisel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gisel Anne0.81
  2. Gisel Catherine0.78
  3. Gisel Josephine0.78
  4. Gisel Rose0.77
  5. Gisel Marie0.77
  6. Gisel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Gisel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.86
  2. Paulinasister · 0.85
  3. Tracebrother · 0.85
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.84
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.84
  6. Macysister · 0.83

Where Gisel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gisel Anderson0.77
    2. Gisel White0.72
    3. Gisel Nguyen0.72
    4. Gisel Moore0.72
    5. Gisel Hill0.72
    6. Gisel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gisel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.