Gender
Female
Origin
- Germanic
- dark battle
- French
- Gray; gray-haired. Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio used the name for an exceptionally patient wife—thus the expression patience of Griselda.
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
g-ri-selle, gris(el)-le
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #4961, 14 births); most recent 2018 (rank #13787, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data