Guiselle
A feminine name of French origin meaning "young doe".
Name Census estimates that about 148 living Americans carry the first name Guiselle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Guiselle today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Guiselle births was 2004 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Guiselle. 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.
People living today
148
~ 1 in 2,315,908 Americans
Peak year
2004
12 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2012 SSA rank
#17,800
Tracked since 1986
Census
Guiselle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 320 people with the first name Guiselle, which placed it at #28,183 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
#28,183
National first-name rank
People counted
320
320 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Guiselle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Guiselle is Hispanic at 98.8%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Guiselle 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 Guiselle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.8% · 316
- White0.9% · 3
- Black or African American0.3% · 1
Popularity
Guiselle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Guiselle from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 84 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
Guiselle 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 Guiselle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Guiselles live
Origin
Meaning and history of Guiselle
The name Guiselle is of French origin, derived from the Old French masculine name "Guise" or "Wise". The origin of this name can be traced back to the 12th century, when it was a territorial name referring to the town of Guise in northern France.
The name Guise itself is believed to have evolved from the Germanic name "Wido", which means "wood" or "forest". This suggests that the name Guiselle may have been initially associated with someone who lived in or near a forested area.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Guiselle can be found in the medieval French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland" (The Song of Roland), which dates back to the 11th century. In this poem, a character named Guiselle is mentioned, though it is unclear whether this was a real person or a fictional character.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Guiselle. One of the earliest was Guiselle de Montfort (c. 1180-1226), a French noblewoman and the wife of Robert III, Count of Dreux. Another prominent figure was Guiselle de Bavière (1329-1399), a German princess who married into the French royal family.
In the 16th century, Guiselle de Rieux (1516-1563) was a French noblewoman and the mistress of King Henry II of France. She played an influential role in the French court during her lifetime.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Guiselle de Montvallier (1823-1901) was a French writer and poet who published several works under the pen name "Guiselle".
In the 20th century, Guiselle Laffite (1925-2019) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman who founded the successful clothing brand "Guiselle Paris".
While the name Guiselle has its roots in French history and culture, it has since gained popularity in various parts of the world, particularly in Latin American and Spanish-speaking countries, where it is often spelled as "Giselle".
People
Guiselle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Guiselle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Guiselle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Guiselle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 148 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Guiselle 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 2,315,908 US residents.
Is Guiselle a common name?
We classify Guiselle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 151 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Guiselle most popular?
The single biggest year for Guiselle was 2004, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Guiselle is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Guiselle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 320 people with the name Guiselle, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,183 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 Guiselle 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 Guiselle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Guiselle appears almost entirely female. Of the 319 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Guiselle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Guiselle is Hispanic at 98.8%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Guiselle most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Guiselle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.8% (316 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 Guiselle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Guiselle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Guiselle 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 Guiselle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Guiselle 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 Guiselle 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 are called Guiselle?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.