Meaning of the nameJisele
- Female
- Ji-se-le
Jisele is a feminine name with an initial J, similar to Gisele, which has a documented Germanic origin; the origin of the spelling with J is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,451 people named Jisele, the 6,412th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jisele is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,451
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,412
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,560
- people
Jisele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jisele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (466 people).
1,440 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jisele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jisele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 287 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 86 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 66 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jisele
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Jizele among the spelling variants of Gisele, but does not record the spelling Jisele, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. According to Wiktionary, Gisele is a variant of Gisela, and Behind the Name links Giselle to Old Germanic gisal, 'hostage, pledge'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,451 people named Jisele, with a median age of 30. It is almost always a feminine name, with the most records among people born in the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gisele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Giselle · behindthename.com · spelling
- Wiktionary: Gisele · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Jisele
What does the name Jisele mean?
The meaning of Jisele is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jisele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,451 people with the first name Jisele, which ranks it number 6,412 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jisele a boy's or a girl's name?
Jisele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,440 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jisele most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jisele (287 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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