Spellings

Giselle or Gisselle?

In the US in 2025, 80% of babies in this name family were spelled Giselle and 11% Gisselle. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Giselle already led in 2015, with 78% of the family's births; it has 80% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,898 to 999 births (−47%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Giselle1,489803−46%
Gisselle185111−40%
Gisele13953−62%
Gizelle8532−62%

How they sound

  • Giselle /dʒɪˈzɛl/ (jih-ZEL)
  • Gisselle /dʒɪˈzɛl/ (ji-ZEL)
  • Gisele /ʒɪˈzɛl/ (zhee-ZEL)
  • Gizelle /dʒɪˈzɛl/ (jiz-EL)

In France

In France in 2025: Giselle 10 births and Gisele 65 births (#632 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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