Is Kiel a boy or girl name?

Kiel is a boy’s name. Of the 2,535 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Kiel

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Kiel was most popular in 1983, when 287 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,090 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,535 people named Kiel.

Kiel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiel’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiel is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 2,535 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Kiel

Where Kiel 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