Jisell
A variant form of the name Giselle, meaning "bright pledge" or "hostage."
Name Census estimates that about 97 living Americans carry the first name Jisell. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jisell today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jisell births was 2002 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jisell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jisell. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
97
~ 1 in 3,533,550 Americans
Peak year
2002
9 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2014 SSA rank
#15,483
Tracked since 1993
Census
Jisell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 136 people with the first name Jisell, which placed it at #47,733 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#47,733
National first-name rank
People counted
136
136 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
91.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jisell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jisell is Hispanic at 91.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jisell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jisell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino91.9% · 125
- White2.9% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 2
- Black or African American0.7% · 1
- Two or more races0.7% · 1
Popularity
Jisell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jisell from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 55 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jisell remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jisell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jisell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jisells live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jisell
The name Jisell has its origins in the Spanish language and can be traced back to the late medieval period in Spain. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the Spanish name Gisela, which was derived from the Germanic name Gisalhild. The name Gisalhild is composed of two elements: "gisal" meaning "hostage" and "hild" meaning "battle."
In the 8th and 9th centuries, the name Gisela was popular among the Frankish nobility and members of the Carolingian dynasty. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was Gisela, the daughter of the Frankish king Pepin the Short and the sister of Charlemagne. She lived from around 757 to 810 AD.
As the name Gisela spread throughout Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, including Giselle, Giselda, and Jisell. The spelling Jisell is thought to have emerged in the Spanish-speaking regions during the late medieval or early Renaissance periods.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jisell was Jisell de Aragón, a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the 15th century. She was a member of the House of Trastámara and was known for her patronage of the arts and literature.
In the 16th century, there was a Jisell de Mendoza, a Spanish poet and writer who was part of the literary circle of the renowned poet Garcilaso de la Vega. Her works were influential in the development of Spanish Renaissance literature.
Another notable figure with the name Jisell was Jisell Fernández de Córdoba, a Spanish conquistadora who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer Mexico in the early 16th century. She was one of the few women who participated in the conquest and played a role in the subjugation of the Aztec Empire.
In the 17th century, there was a Jisell de Zúñiga, a Spanish noblewoman and patron of the arts. She was known for her support of artists and writers, and her salon in Madrid was a gathering place for intellectuals and cultural figures of the time.
Lastly, in the 18th century, there was a Jisell Martínez de Velasco, a Spanish painter and portraitist who was celebrated for her works depicting the aristocracy and nobility of Spain. Her portraits are considered important examples of Spanish Baroque art.
People
Jisell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jisell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jisell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jisell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 97 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jisell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,533,550 US residents.
Is Jisell a common name?
We classify Jisell as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 99 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jisell most popular?
The single biggest year for Jisell was 2002, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jisell is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jisell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 136 people with the name Jisell, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,733 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jisell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jisell?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jisell appears almost entirely female. Of the 137 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jisell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jisell is Hispanic at 91.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jisell most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jisell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.9% (125 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jisell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jisell a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jisell in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jisell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jisell in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jisell can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Jisell?
Find out how many people have the name Jisell on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.