Kiel
A unisex name of German origin, meaning narrow strait or channel.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kiel by the numbers
Kiel was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 277 babies in 1983, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kiel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kiel
Names that are said the same way as Kiel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kiele5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kiel
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