Is Kiel a boy or girl name?
Kiel was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 2,529 US babies named Kiel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,686
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kiel since 1961
- 2,529
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 287 babies
Boys and girls named Kiel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,504 | 25 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 509 | 5 | 1% |
| 2000s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,686 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,363 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,456 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,308 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,843 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,423 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,397 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,949 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,516 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,473 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,321 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,081 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,820 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,622 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,504 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,826 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,329 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,306 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,399 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,984 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,792 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,567 | 5 | #14,621 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 85 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 122 | #848 | 7 | #9,279 |
| 1986 | 183 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 221 | #591 | 5 | #11,536 |
| 1984 | 262 | #532 | 5 | #11,251 |
| 1983 | 279 | #503 | 8 | #7,642 |
| 1982 | 194 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,341 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,576 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,810 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,402 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,219 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,005 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,959 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,525 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,363 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,379 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kiel reached #503 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #7,642 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kiel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.