Giselle is a girl's name of French origin meaning “pledge, hostage and pledge.” In 2024 it was given to 871 girls in the United States.
Giselle belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “pledge, hostage and pledge” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Giselle first appears in Social Security records in 1949. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #134 in 2007, and in 2024 871 babies received the name — 49,377 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Giselle means “pledge, hostage and pledge” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Giselle is a girl name. In 2024, 871 babies received the name in the US.
Giselle comes from the French tradition.
Giselle first appears in US records in 1949. Its best-ever ranking was #134 in 2007, and 871 babies were given the name in 2024.
Giselle is pronounced /ʒɪˈzɛl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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