Yissel
A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning God is my oath; altered form of Giselle.
Yissel by the numbers
Yissel was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Giselle
Like Yissel, each of these traces back to Giselle: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gisellepledge or hostage1,170 in the US (2017)
- Gissellepledge; variant spelling of Giselle182 in the US (2017)
- Jisellepledge of God; a form of Giselle96 in the US (2017)
- Gizellegazelle; a form of Giselle78 in the US (2017)
- JizelleGod is my oath; a respelling of Giselle30 in the US (2017)
- Giselpledge or hostage; form of Giselle25 in the US (2017)
- Gisellpledge or hostage; a form of Giselle17 in the US (2017)
- Gissellapledge or hostage; a form of Giselle6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yissel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Yissel
Names that are said the same way as Yissel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- YiselleGod is my oath; altered form of Giselle5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Yissel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Yissel, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yissel
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