Pledge or hostage
Jissell is a modern phonetic variant of the Germanic name Giselle. It is derived from the word 'gisil', which historically referred to a person held as a pledge or a noble youth sent to a foreign court as a hostage to ensure peace.
Less common today
Jissell isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,774 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
