Giselle

Giselle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Giselle is a female given name of French origin. It is derived from the Germanic word geisil, "pledge". Variants include Ghislain, Ghislaine, Gisela, Gisele, Gisèle, Gizel and Gizele.

From Wikipedia

Giselle first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 44 babies (rank #783 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Giselle

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

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

512

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#1,189
1997	13	#1,396
1998	11	#1,622
1999	12	#1,506
2000	15	#1,264
2001	25	#906
2002	22	#1,009
2003	14	#1,496
2004	30	#891
2005	35	#814
2006	26	#1,061
2007	34	#912
2008	44	#783
2009	39	#869
2010	33	#1,025
2011	32	#1,076
2012	23	#1,399
2013	19	#1,609
2014	26	#1,280
2015	21	#1,517
2016	22	#1,482

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,189

1997

#1,396

1998

#1,622

1999

#1,506

2000

#1,264

2001

#906

2002

#1,009

2003

#1,496

2004

#891

2005

#814

2006

#1,061

2007

#912

2008

#783

2009

#869

2010

#1,025

2011

#1,076

2012

#1,399

2013

#1,609

2014

#1,280

2015

#1,517

2016

#1,482

Meaning

Numerology of Giselle

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail