Name Legacy

Ciel

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Ciel was most popular in 2025, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,272 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 718 people named Ciel.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#5,272
Births that year55
Total since 1880718
Given to56% girls

Ciel over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ciel’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ciel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ciel is a unisex name — 55.6% of the 718 Americans given it were girls and 44.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 47% girls and 53% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ciel

Where Ciel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org