Giselle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ji-ZEL
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #382 for girls
Giselle is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “pledge”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 382nd for girls in the US (803 babies).
What does Giselle mean?
Germanic: French form of Gisela
“pledge”
French form of the Germanic Gisela; Giselle is the title of a classic Romantic ballet first staged in 1841.
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Is Giselle a girl's or a boy's name?
Giselle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 803 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Giselle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,076th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Giselle, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 44 girls.
Half of all the girls named Giselle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Giselle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 2010 | 33 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 39 | #927 |
| 2008 | 44 | #833 |
| 2007 | 35 | #941 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 37 | #825 |
| 2004 | 30 | #949 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Giselle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 382nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 803 about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 803 girls in the US were named Giselle, making it the 382nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 332nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 2,596 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Giselle than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Giselle in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Giselle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 803 | #382 |
| 2024 | 872 | #357 |
| 2023 | 889 | #347 |
| 2022 | 907 | #350 |
| 2021 | 847 | #361 |
| 2020 | 937 | #332 |
| 2019 | 976 | #329 |
| 2018 | 1,106 | #301 |
| 2017 | 1,176 | #273 |
| 2016 | 1,463 | #220 |
| 2015 | 1,489 | #221 |
| 2014 | 1,577 | #215 |
| 2013 | 1,563 | #206 |
| 2012 | 1,709 | #185 |
| 2011 | 2,038 | #152 |
| 2010 | 2,090 | #147 |
| 2009 | 2,402 | #134 |
| 2008 | 2,489 | #136 |
| 2007 | 2,596 | #134 |
| 2006 | 2,090 | #168 |
| 2005 | 2,059 | #166 |
| 2004 | 1,884 | #182 |
| 2003 | 1,772 | #180 |
| 2002 | 1,478 | #217 |
| 2001 | 1,462 | #218 |
| 2000 | 1,486 | #212 |
| 1999 | 1,434 | #221 |
| 1998 | 1,255 | #242 |
| 1997 | 937 | #312 |
| 1996 | 365 | #622 |
| 1995 | 386 | #590 |
| 1994 | 362 | #613 |
| 1993 | 582 | #431 |
| 1992 | 240 | #830 |
| 1991 | 214 | #905 |
| 1990 | 299 | #702 |
| 1989 | 233 | #813 |
| 1988 | 206 | #861 |
| 1987 | 263 | #697 |
| 1986 | 214 | #786 |
| 1985 | 231 | #749 |
| 1984 | 195 | #810 |
| 1983 | 197 | #795 |
| 1982 | 143 | #1,025 |
| 1981 | 129 | #1,082 |
| 1980 | 113 | #1,183 |
| 1979 | 111 | #1,184 |
| 1978 | 95 | #1,281 |
| 1977 | 91 | #1,286 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,523 |
| 1975 | 98 | #1,175 |
| 1974 | 83 | #1,284 |
| 1973 | 70 | #1,399 |
| 1972 | 74 | #1,353 |
| 1971 | 72 | #1,445 |
| 1970 | 74 | #1,407 |
| 1969 | 74 | #1,317 |
| 1968 | 75 | #1,267 |
| 1967 | 87 | #1,133 |
| 1966 | 63 | #1,385 |
| 1965 | 83 | #1,177 |
| 1964 | 56 | #1,518 |
| 1963 | 76 | #1,262 |
| 1962 | 64 | #1,383 |
| 1961 | 60 | #1,434 |
| 1960 | 69 | #1,327 |
| 1959 | 64 | #1,336 |
| 1958 | 90 | #1,111 |
| 1957 | 67 | #1,288 |
| 1956 | 92 | #1,065 |
| 1955 | 81 | #1,105 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,738 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,757 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Names like Giselle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Amelie, Mia, Zoe, Chloe, Scarlett, Ellie, Phoebe, Lily, Elise, Zara, Willow
Names related to Giselle
Gisele, Gisela, Gisselle, Gizelle, Gisella, Gisel, Gissel, Gisell
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Giselle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/giselle, updated 20 October 2026.