Gisela

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Gisela is a female given name of Germanic origin. The name derives from the Old High German word gīsal, "pledge".

From Wikipedia

Gisela first appears in the data in 1915 and has been recorded in 91 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 160 babies (rank #1,109 that year). In 2024 it was given to 33 girls (rank #4,302). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gisela

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gisela yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,209

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

160

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gisela

Gisela Dulkotennis player · b. 1985
Gisela of Hungaryabbess · b. 985
Giseladancer · b. 1979
Gisela Mauermayerathletics competitor · b. 1913

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1915	5	#4,547
1917	5	#4,892
1918	5	#5,118
1922	5	#5,308
1923	6	#4,615
1925	6	#4,637
1926	5	#5,161
1927	6	#4,501
1928	9	#3,287
1929	10	#3,010
1930	8	#3,465
1931	8	#3,329
1932	6	#4,094
1936	5	#4,461
1937	5	#4,497
1941	5	#4,656
1947	10	#3,541
1948	6	#4,869
1952	5	#5,867
1953	9	#4,050
1954	14	#3,069
1955	15	#3,018
1956	12	#3,557
1957	19	#2,686
1958	32	#1,954
1959	34	#1,931
1960	33	#1,995
1961	26	#2,382
1962	36	#1,924
1963	36	#1,960
1964	36	#1,988
1965	35	#1,959
1966	35	#1,964
1967	35	#1,987
1968	26	#2,450
1969	34	#2,175
1970	29	#2,538
1971	40	#2,080
1972	46	#1,838
1973	38	#2,100
1974	77	#1,356
1975	98	#1,178
1976	85	#1,290
1977	75	#1,473
1978	83	#1,400
1979	75	#1,548
1980	62	#1,772
1981	73	#1,605
1982	47	#2,161
1983	45	#2,167
1984	37	#2,530
1985	56	#1,953
1986	48	#2,177
1987	38	#2,624
1988	59	#2,019
1989	46	#2,490
1990	87	#1,692
1991	59	#2,222
1992	64	#2,110
1993	72	#1,956
1994	102	#1,526
1995	160	#1,109
1996	98	#1,588
1997	77	#1,906
1998	103	#1,588
1999	79	#1,985
2000	74	#2,161
2001	85	#2,002
2002	81	#2,104
2003	118	#1,631
2004	115	#1,690
2005	114	#1,734
2006	102	#1,965
2007	81	#2,356
2008	83	#2,341
2009	56	#3,062
2010	68	#2,652
2011	61	#2,850
2012	56	#3,022
2013	42	#3,661
2014	41	#3,736
2015	51	#3,228
2016	46	#3,429
2017	41	#3,718
2018	41	#3,699
2019	33	#4,286
2020	38	#3,802
2021	30	#4,545
2022	34	#4,234
2023	40	#3,791
2024	33	#4,302