Jizelle
A feminine diminutive of Giselle, of French origin, meaning "bright pledge".
Name Census estimates that about 1,060 living Americans carry the first name Jizelle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jizelle today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jizelle births was 2008 (104 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jizelle. 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
- • Jizelle is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 323,353 Americans
Peak year
2008
104 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,687
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Jizelle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jizelle from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 502 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jizelle 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 Jizelle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jizelles live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Jizelle, while Illinois, New Jersey, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 75 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jizelle
The name Jizelle is a variation of the French name Giselle, which is derived from the Germanic name Gisela. The name Gisela is thought to have originated from a combination of the Germanic elements "gis" meaning hostage or pledge, and "hild" meaning battle.
The earliest recorded use of the name Gisela dates back to the 8th century, when it was borne by Saint Gisela, the wife of Saint Calobert of Courtenay. Gisela was a popular name among the nobility in medieval Europe, particularly in Germany and France.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Gisela was Gisela of Merania (c. 1185 – 1238), who was the daughter of Berthold IV, Duke of Merania and the wife of Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia. Another prominent bearer of the name was Gisela of Hungary (c. 985 – 1065), who was a Hungarian princess and the wife of Saint Stephen I, the first King of Hungary.
As the name Giselle gained popularity in France, variations such as Jizelle emerged. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Jizelle was Jizelle de Montpellier (c. 1220 – 1285), a French noblewoman from the Languedoc region.
In literature, the name Giselle is perhaps most famously associated with the 1841 ballet of the same name, with music by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli. The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle who falls in love with a nobleman in disguise.
Other notable historical figures with the name Jizelle include Jizelle de Beaumanoir (c. 1300 – 1368), a French noblewoman and landowner; Jizelle de Champlitte (c. 1280 – 1340), a French abbess and scholar; and Jizelle de Châtillon (c. 1250 – 1315), a French noblewoman and courtier.
People
Jizelle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jizelle 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
Jizelle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jizelle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,060 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jizelle 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 323,353 US residents.
Is Jizelle a common name?
We classify Jizelle as "Rare". It ranks above 90.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,072 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jizelle most popular?
The single biggest year for Jizelle was 2008, when 104 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jizelle is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jizelle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jizelle 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.
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.