Jissel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hee-SEL
- Origin
- Germanic
Jissel is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jissel come from?
Germanic: perhaps a Spanish-style spelling of Giselle
Is Jissel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jissel is a girls' name.
How popular is Jissel 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 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Jissel in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jissel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Names like Jissel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Itzel Emma Jordyn Skylar Campbell Jazlyn Jayla Chloe Zoe Giselle Jordan Josie
Names related to Jissel
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, “Jissel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jissel, updated 20 October 2026.