Girls' name · peaked in 2007
Giselle name popularity since 1925
50,230 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Giselle. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Giselle is about 18 years old in 2026. Giselle peaked in 2007 as the #134 name for girls, and it ranked #382 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 50,230
- Named Giselle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #382
- for girls in 2025 (803 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 50,186 girls · 44 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Giselle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Giselle births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Giselle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Giselle became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 7,680 baby girls to 1 in 1,860.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 1,210 to 1 in 1,940.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Giselle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Giselle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Giselle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 481 | 0 | #1,108 |
| 1960s | 707 | 0 | #1,180 |
| 1970s | 835 | 0 | #1,179 |
| 1980s | 1,924 | 8 | #749 |
| 1990s | 6,074 | 13 | #590 |
| 2000s | 19,718 | 23 | #166 |
| 2010s | 15,187 | 0 | #221 |
| 2020–25 | 5,255 | 0 | #382 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
58.2% of babies named Giselle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Giselle is most popular
The index compares Giselle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Giselle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.97× | 691 |
| California | 3.07× | 15,823 |
| Arizona | 2.47× | 1,558 |
| Texas | 2.09× | 7,985 |
| Florida | 1.46× | 2,572 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Giselle and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Giselle (this page) | 50,186 | 2007 |
| Gisselle | 10,551 | 2000 |
| Gisele | 5,378 | 2009 |
| Gizelle | 3,131 | 2005 |
| Gisell | 1,874 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Giselle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Giselle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Giselle (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data