Gizella
Feminine · “pledge”
Gizella is the Hungarian form of Gisela, the name of the first queen of Hungary. Hungarian families brought it to America, where it keeps its Central European look.
How old is the name Gizella?
Gizella first appears in US birth records in 1901 — 124 years ago. The typical Gizella alive today was born around 1919, making them about 106 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Gizella are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Gizella most popular?
Gizella peaked in 1914, reaching #1059 nationally. See the whole 1914 chart.
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Where it comes from
From gisil to Gizella
The story of Gizella
Gisela of Bavaria, sister of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, married Stephen, the first Christian king of Hungary, and became the country's first queen; together they founded churches, and her name passed into Hungarian as Gizella. After Stephen's death she was treated harshly by his successor, returned to Bavaria, and ended her life as abbess of a convent in Passau, where her grave is still visited. Hungarian immigrants carried Gizella to America.
Meaning
pledge
From Germanic gisil, a pledge or hostage, a word used in noble names of the early Middle Ages. Gizella is the Hungarian spelling.
How the name formed
- gisil
- Gisela
- Gizella
Related forms: Gisela · Gisèle · Giselle · Gizella
Pronouncing Gizella
GIZ-el-uh
In Hungarian, stress on the first syllable, GEE-zel-lah. Americans often say gih-ZEL-uh.
Nicknames for Gizella
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1901
- Most girls named
- 191637 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1059reached in 1914
- Change vs 2018
- −16.7%5 in 2020, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gizella in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Gisela in German — same name
- Gisèle in French — same name
- Giselle in English — same name
- Gizella in Hungarian — same name
Gizellas among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Gizella are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Gizella sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning and a queen behind it.
- Gizi and Ella give two short forms.
- It is recognizably the same name as Giselle in many languages.
- People will write Giselle or Gisela.
- The Hungarian stress on the first syllable will surprise English speakers.
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Frequently asked
- How many Gizellas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Gizella are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Gizella in 2025?
- Gizella is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Gizella with classmates?
- Gizella will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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