Giselle is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Giselle means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Giselle across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Giselle has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Giselle is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “pledge, hostage”. From the Germanic element gisil.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 50,230 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 627 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 7 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 Giselle per year, United States (1949 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (2,596/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (44/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (4/yr).
Giselle has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #298 nationally (given to 2,630 babies that year).
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