The first name Gisele
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gisele last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2014, with 17 births (#1,702).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gisele with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gisele at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 53 girls born in the United States were named Gisele, the 3,081st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 234 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gisele
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gisele BündchenBrazilian fashion model, born 1980
- Gisèle HalimiFrench-Tunisian lawyer, feminist and politician (1927–2020)
- Gisèle CasadesusFrench actress (1914-2017)
- Gisèle FreundFrench photographer (1908–2000)
- Gisèle PrassinosFrench artist (1920–2015)
- Gisèle PineauFrench writer, born 1956
- Gisèle SapiroFrench sociologist, born 1965
- Gisele MacKenzieCanadian singer and actress (1927–2003)
- Gisèle van Waterschoot van der GrachtDutch artist, publisher and painter (1912-2013)
- Gisela of Swabia11th century empress of the Holy Roman Empire, 989–1043
- Bat Ye'orEssayist, penwoman, conspiracy theorist (1933-)
- SheilaFrench recording artist and yé-yé singer, born 1945
Questions
- How popular is the name Gisele?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Gisele, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2014, with 17 births.
- Is Gisele a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,391 US babies named Gisele since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gisele most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 234 babies were named Gisele, its highest rank at 1,088th.