Jelle is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Jelle one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Jelle is a Frisian name and a diminutive of names with the element “gelt”. Jelle is also a Dutch short form of Willem.
Jelle means “payment”, “sacrifice” (from Germanic “gelt”) and “protector,” “resolute protector,” “will helmet,” or “willing to protect” (from Old High German “willio” = will/desire + “helm” = protection/helmet).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Jelle is currently ranked #2702 on the name leaderboard.
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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🇧🇪 Belgium | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ |
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