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Girl name

Jissel

100% girls · last recorded 2021

Jissel has been given to about 473 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 468
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jissel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2003 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time473

How popular is Jissel?

Its best year was 2003, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 3494th. The typical living American called Jissel is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Jissel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Itzel0.68
  2. Michel0.62
  3. Jewel0.60
  4. Janel0.60
  5. Jael0.60
  6. Hazel0.57
  7. Isabel0.57
  8. Yael0.57

Middle names for Jissel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jissel Anne0.81
  2. Jissel Catherine0.78
  3. Jissel Rose0.77
  4. Jissel Marie0.77
  5. Jissel Grace0.77
  6. Jissel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Jissel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.77
  2. Paulinasister · 0.74
  3. Macysister · 0.74
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.74
  5. Tracebrother · 0.73
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.73

Where Jissel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.