How Many People Are Named Kiel?
people named Kiel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 141,760 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,535 babies named Kiel in Social Security records from 1961 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
287 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kiel, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kiel alive today is about 35 years old, and 77% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kiel first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 1983, to 287 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kiel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #503, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #11,396.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,396 |
| Best rank | #503 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #740 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kiel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kiel were born in California than in any other state: about 215 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kiel was given 2.4 times as often in Illinois, 2.1 times in Indiana and 1.9 times in Michigan.
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