Gesselle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zhuh-ZEL
- Origin
- Germanic
Gesselle is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “pledge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gesselle mean?
Germanic: spelling of Geselle, itself a variant of Giselle, from Germanic gisil
“pledge”
A variant of Giselle, a French name from the Germanic word gisil, meaning pledge.
Meaning borrowed from Geselle.
Is Gesselle a girl's or a boy's name?
Gesselle is a girls' name.
How popular is Gesselle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Gesselle in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gesselle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
Names like Gesselle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grace Emma Alice Caroline Hattie Allie Millie Ella Maggie Phoebe Lottie Mina
Names related to Gesselle
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Harry Albie Matilda Louie Miles Myles Charles Avery
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gesselle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gesselle, updated 20 October 2026.