Pledge or hostage
Jisselle is a modern American phonetic variant of the French name Giselle. It originates from the Germanic word 'gisil', which historically referred to a person held as a pledge or a noble child sent to be raised in a foreign court.
Less common today
Jisselle isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,623 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
