Giselle is a girl name family recorded 382,021 times in 15 countries since 1895. It ranks highest today in Québec (#128 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1987, at 849.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Gisèle (France), Gisela (Argentina, Catalonia, Spain).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Giselle
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisèle | French | 137,400 | 🇫🇷 France | #646 | 1929 | ▲ 227 % |
| Gisèle | French | 8,249 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2059 | 1986 | ▲ 29 % |
| Gisèle | French | 5,391 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3067 | 2009 | ▼ 57 % |
| Gisèle | French | 793 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1955 | – |
| Gisèle | French | 357 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #128 | 2025 | ▲ 384 % |
| Gisèle | French | 353 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #197 | 2025 | ▲ 193 % |
| Gisela | Spanish | 94,304 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #853 | 1987 | ▼ 72 % |
| Gisela | Spanish | 4,246 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3903 | 1995 | ▼ 19 % |
| Gisela | Spanish | 2,663 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #271 | 2002 | ▼ 65 % |
| Gisela | Spanish | 2,527 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2002 | – |
| Gisela | Spanish | 141 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Gisela | Spanish | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1943 | – |
| Giselle | English | 50,230 | 🇺🇸 United States | #382 | 2007 | ▼ 40 % |
| Giselle | English | 16,587 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1146 | 1989 | ▼ 45 % |
| Giselle | English | 7,115 | 🇫🇷 France | #3014 | 1922 | ▲ 154 % |
| Giselle | English | 810 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 2016 | ▼ 29 % |
| Giselle | English | 639 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2006 | 2008 | ▼ 18 % |
| Giselle | English | 215 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1962 | – |
| Gisella | Italian | 11,390 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1869 | 1990 | ▼ 82 % |
| Gisella | Italian | 1,533 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5917 | 2009 | ▼ 37 % |
| Gisella | Italian | 55 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1925 | – |
| Gisella | Italian | 52 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1973 | – |
| Gisella | Italian | 44 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1981 | – |
| Gisella | Italian | 5 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2007 | – |
| Gisel | Spanish | 10,143 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1082 | 1990 | ▼ 43 % |
| Gisel | Spanish | 2,283 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6546 | 1999 | ▼ 6 % |
| Gisel | Spanish | 68 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1968 | – |
| Gisel | Spanish | 41 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2014 | – |
| Gisel | Spanish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1908 | – |
| Gisselle | English | 10,551 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1808 | 2000 | ▼ 33 % |
| Gisselle | English | 420 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1997 | – |
| Gisselle | English | 44 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1973 | – |
| Gissel | Spanish | 2,563 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4546 | 2002 | ▼ 13 % |
| Gissel | Spanish | 646 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2517 | 1990 | ▼ 27 % |
| Gissel | Spanish | 202 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1978 | – |
| Gizelle | English | 3,131 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4352 | 2005 | ▼ 58 % |
| Gizelle | English | 200 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1924 | – |
| Gisell | Spanish | 1,874 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6838 | 2005 | ▼ 38 % |
| Gisell | Spanish | 645 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2703 | 1993 | ▲ 15 % |
| Gisell | Spanish | 5 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1971 | – |
| Gissell | Spanish | 1,392 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 2000 | ▼ 23 % |
| Gissell | Spanish | 78 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1993 | – |
| Gissell | Spanish | 12 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1978 | – |
| Gissela | Spanish | 473 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1992 | – |
| Gissela | Spanish | 234 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
| Gizella | Italian | 569 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1914 | – |
| Gissele | English | 566 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Gisela ↔ Gisèle — verified against linguistic sources
- Gisella ↔ Giselle — verified against linguistic sources
- Gisela ↔ Gisel — verified against linguistic sources
- Gisèle ↔ Giselle — spelling variant
- Gisèle ↔ Gisselle — spelling variant
- Gisèle ↔ Gizelle — spelling variant
- Gisèle ↔ Gissele — spelling variant
- Gisela ↔ Gissela — spelling variant
- Gisela ↔ Gizella — spelling variant
- Gisel ↔ Gissel — spelling variant
- Gisel ↔ Gisell — spelling variant
- Gisel ↔ Gissell — spelling variant
Questions about Giselle
How popular is the name Giselle?
In 2025 it ranked #128 in Québec. Official registers record 382,021 births across 15 countries.
What is Giselle in other languages?
Gisèle (French); Gisela (Spanish); Gisella (Italian); Gisel (Spanish); Gisselle (English); Gissel (Spanish); Gizelle (English); Gisell (Spanish); Gissell (Spanish); Gissela (Spanish).
When was Giselle most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1987, at 849.5 births per 100,000.
Is Giselle a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Giselle is a girl name.