Gizel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zhih-ZEL
- Origin
- Germanic
Gizel is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “pledge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gizel mean?
Germanic: variant of Giselle, from Germanic gisil
“pledge”
A variant spelling of Giselle, a French name from the Germanic word gisil, meaning pledge.
Is Gizel a girl's or a boy's name?
Gizel is a girls' name.
How popular is Gizel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Gizel in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gizel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
Names like Gizel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Itzel Giselle Campbell Ella Chloe Skylar Gittel Gissel Allie Lily Gianna
Names related to Gizel
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles
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, “Gizel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gizel, updated 20 October 2026.