Kiel Boy
How popular is Kiel?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Kiel in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
2,422living people named Kiel (est.)
40median age of people named Kiel
2,535babies named Kiel since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Kiel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▲ 242 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,638 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1983 (279 boys) |
| Highest rank | #502 in 1983 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kiel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kiel family of names ranked #2,776 for boys in 2025 (#3,876 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kiel | 6 | 19% |
| Kyel | 15 | 47% |
| Kyell | 11 | 34% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kiel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27 | #2,616 |
| 1970s | 91 | #2,557 |
| 1980s | 1,504 | #502 |
| 1990s | 509 | #1,289 |
| 2000s | 214 | #2,471 |
| 2010s | 107 | #4,978 |
| 2020s | 53 | #6,215 |
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Questions
- Is Kiel a boy or girl name?
- Kiel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kiel were boys.
- How popular is the name Kiel?
- 6 baby boys were named Kiel in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Kiel most popular?
- Kiel peaked in 1983, when 279 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #502 in 1983.
- How many people are named Kiel?
- 2,535 babies have been named Kiel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,422 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.