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A given name in English, Spanish and 3 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Sissel is a feminine given name documented in English, Spanish, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
A 16th century diminutive form of Cecilie.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Documented as a given name in English.
Explore United States4 of 16 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Sissel
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 215 | 34 | observed |
| 1946 | 331 | 26 | observed |
| 1947 | 251 | 34 | observed |
| 1948 | 291 | 29 | observed |
| 1949 | 331 | 22 | observed |
| 1950 | 308 | 23 | observed |
| 1951 | 244 | 31 | observed |
| 1952 | 300 | 22 | observed |
| 1953 | 276 | 29 | observed |
| 1954 | 321 | 19 | observed |
| 1955 | 297 | 22 | observed |
| 1956 | 356 | 16 | observed |
| 1957 | 395 | 12 | observed |
| 1958 | 431 | 11 | observed |
| 1959 | 397 | 14 | observed |
| 1960 | 386 | 17 | observed |
| 1961 | 351 | 17 | observed |
| 1962 | 339 | 22 | observed |
| 1963 | 311 | 26 | observed |
| 1964 | 345 | 22 | observed |
| 1965 | 307 | 25 | observed |
| 1966 | 301 | 28 | observed |
| 1967 | 300 | 28 | observed |
| 1968 | 298 | 30 | observed |
| 1969 | 273 | 32 | observed |
| 1970 | 248 | 34 | observed |
| 1971 | 207 | 41 | observed |
| 1972 | 183 | 47 | observed |
| 1973 | 161 | 53 | observed |
| 1974 | 148 | 56 | observed |
| 1975 | 116 | 69 | observed |
| 1976 | 116 | 63 | observed |
| 1977 | 100 | 76 | observed |
| 1978 | 79 | 93 | observed |
| 1979 | 81 | 89 | observed |
| 1980 | 63 | 108 | observed |
| 1981 | 69 | 101 | observed |
| 1982 | 56 | 119 | observed |
| 1983 | 44 | 141 | observed |
| 1984 | 42 | 152 | observed |
| 1985 | 43 | 152 | observed |
| 1986 | 39 | 166 | observed |
| 1987 | 44 | 159 | observed |
| 1988 | 28 | 214 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 266 | observed |
| 1990 | 21 | 254 | observed |
| 1991 | 19 | 267 | observed |
| 1992 | 19 | 259 | observed |
| 1993 | 16 | 286 | observed |
| 1994 | 13 | 312 | observed |
| 1995 | 9 | 401 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 304 | observed |
| 1997 | 11 | 336 | observed |
| 1998 | 8 | 424 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 4 | 577 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 4 | 589 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 7 | 445 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 4 | 582 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 4 | 562 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 4 | 559 | observed |
| 2014 | 6 | 467 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | 4 | 489 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Sissel” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian soprano
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
