Jisela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hee-SEH-lah
- Origin
- Germanic
Jisela is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “pledge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jisela mean?
Germanic: Spanish-style spelling of Gisela, from Germanic gisil 'pledge'
“pledge”
A spelling of Gisela, a Germanic name from gisil, meaning pledge.
Is Jisela a girl's or a boy's name?
Jisela is a girls' name.
How popular is Jisela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Jisela in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jisela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Jisela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Julia Julissa Ximena Montana Fernanda Sierra Emma Sophia Jimena Alyssa Alina Alondra
Names related to Jisela
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
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, “Jisela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jisela, updated 20 October 2026.