Gisela
Meaning
pledge, hostage; kept generation to generation in Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian colonies
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gisela peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
8,046 people · the #1,977 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 25,000 · median age 43
Among people named Gisela living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 57 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Gisela
Most people given the name Gisela in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Gisela you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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