Gissela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ji-SEL-a
- Origin
- Germanic
Gissela is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “pledge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gissela mean?
Germanic: spelling of Gisela; from Germanic gisil
“pledge”
A sister of Charlemagne named Gisela became abbess of Chelles; Giselle is the French form.
Meaning borrowed from Gisela.
Is Gissela a girl's or a boy's name?
Gissela is a girls' name.
How popular is Gissela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Gissela in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gissela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
Names like Gissela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Alina Isabella Eliza Fernanda Ella Gianna Alyssa Paulina Sophia Camila Alondra
Names related to Gissela
More Germanic names
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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, “Gissela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gissela, updated 20 October 2026.