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Giselle

/ʒɪˈsɛl/ · 100% girls · #382 in the US for girls, 2025

Giselle has been given to about 50,230 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ʒɪˈsɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 49,684
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Giselle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 2,596
  • Born in 2025803
  • All time50,230
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Giselle?

Giselle ranks 382nd among American girls in 2025, with 803 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 2,596 babies were given the name, ranking 134th. The typical living American called Giselle is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Giselle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gisselle0.97
  2. Gisele0.97
  3. Michelle0.69
  4. Gisela0.70
  5. Richelle0.69
  6. Nichelle0.69
  7. Mozelle0.68
  8. Michele0.65

Middle names for Giselle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Giselle Rose0.89
  2. Giselle Marie0.89
  3. Giselle Jane0.89
  4. Giselle Louise0.89
  5. Giselle June0.88
  6. Giselle Claire0.88

Sibling names for Giselle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaylasister · 0.99
  2. Juliannasister · 0.99
  3. Jaylenbrother · 0.99
  4. Makenziesister · 0.99
  5. Keeganbrother · 0.98
  6. Josuebrother · 0.97

Where Giselle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.09%
  2. Nevada0.05%
  3. California0.05%
  4. Texas0.05%
  5. New Jersey0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Giselle White0.84
  2. Giselle Nguyen0.84
  3. Giselle Moore0.84
  4. Giselle Hill0.84
  5. Giselle Hall0.84
  6. Giselle Brown0.84

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 Giselle

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Giselle across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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