Castle
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 25 babies a year in the US.
Castle by the numbers
Castle was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Castle
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Castle. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Castielmy cover is god; angel name from Jewish tradition286 in the US (2017)
- Camileyoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla20 in the US (2017)
- Casiehearkening or feminine form of Casey14 in the US (2017)
- Castorbeaver or the star Castor in Gemini14 in the US (2017)
- Carolesong of joy; a form of Carol8 in the US (2017)
- Caston32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Castle
Names that are said the same way as Castle, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kastle6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Castle
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