How Many People Are Named Kiel?
An estimated 2,433 people in the United States have the first name Kiel. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kiel peaked in popularity in 1983 with 287 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kiel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kiel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,433
About 1 in 140,877 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1983
287 births
Total Registered
2,529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kiel
Kiel is predominantly male (98.8%), though 30 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kiel as a male name
Ranked #11,686 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (279 births)
Kiel as a female name
Ranked #14,621 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1983 (8 births)
Kiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kiel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,529 babies were registered. Kiel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kiel by Decade
How has Kiel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kiel by State
Birth registrations for Kiel span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Idaho. On average, about 44 Kiels were registered per state.
Kiel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kiel
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kiel?
We estimate approximately 2,433 people named Kiel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 140,877 Americans share this first name.
Is Kiel a common name?
Kiel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kiel most popular?
Kiel reached peak popularity in 1983, when 287 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kiel is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kiel a male name?
Kiel is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kiel Smith, Kiel Johnson, Kiel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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