Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Gisselle

Meaning Spelling variant of Giselle Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,812 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

Spelling variant of Giselle.

Rank 2025
#1,812
among girls · ↓197 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
111
named Gisselle · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,480
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
810 babies
All-time total
10,551
#1,603 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Gisselle popularity over time

10,551 babies have been named Gisselle since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 16 2 – #6,502
1970s 51 5 +219% #6,438
1980s 256 26 +402% #2,393
1990s 1,724 172 +573% #446
2000s 5,451 545 +216% #367
2010s 2,272 227 -58% #761
2020s (to 2025) 781 130 -43% #1,349

Where Gisselle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 107 0.07 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 101 0.06 outside top 500
2029 98 0.06 outside top 500
2030 97 0.06 outside top 500

Where Gisselle is most popular

Girls named Gisselle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Gisselle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 165 0.196 +158%
Texas 129 0.160 +111%
Arizona 19 0.135 +78%
Nevada 5 0.108 +41%
North Carolina 18 0.079 ≈ national
Georgia 17 0.075 ≈ national
New York 24 0.061 -20%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -27%
Maryland 5 0.047 -38%
Florida 19 0.044 -42%
Illinois 10 0.044 -43%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gisselle

Gisselle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,812 in 2025 with 111 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 10,551 American babies have been named Gisselle. Its peak came in 2000, when 810 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gisselle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gisselle?

The median living Gisselle is about 21 years old; half are between 14 and 25. An estimated 10 thousand people named Gisselle are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gisselle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 111 #1,812
2024 129 #1,615
2023 137 #1,551
2022 130 #1,628
2021 111 #1,820
2020 163 #1,349
2019 149 #1,480
2018 176 #1,295
2017 184 #1,285
2016 184 #1,301
2015 185 #1,299
2014 218 #1,145
2013 238 #1,042
2012 257 #980
2011 322 #824
2010 359 #761
2009 436 #668
2008 464 #660
2007 449 #659
2006 416 #680
2005 421 #658
2004 474 #593
2003 563 #511
2002 638 #450
2001 780 #381
2000 810 #367
1995 59 #2,258
1990 62 #2,109
1985 30 #3,031
1980 9 #6,974
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gisselle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gisselle?

The median living Gisselle is about 21 years old. Half of all living Gisselles are between 14 and 25 years old.

How many people named Gisselle are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Gisselle are alive in the United States, based on 10,551 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gisselle mean?

Spelling variant of Giselle.

How popular is the name Gisselle in 2025?

Gisselle ranked #1,812 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 111 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gisselle?

10,551 babies have been named Gisselle in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gisselle most popular?

Gisselle peaked in 2000, when 810 newborns received the name.

Is Gisselle a boy or girl name?

Gisselle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gisselle rising or falling?

Gisselle is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gisselle become more popular?

Gisselle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 97 girls named Gisselle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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