Gisele is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gisele means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gisele across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gisele has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gisele is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “pledge, hostage”. A French name from the element gisil.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,391 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 170 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gisele per year, United States (1923 to 2025). United States peaked in 2009 (234/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (17/yr).
Gisele is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2009, when it ranked #1,954 nationally (given to 240 babies that year).
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