Ciel
Ciel was the 3966th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3513th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,590 places. More babies were named Ciel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,966 boys, up 599 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 718babies recorded
Ciel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,791 | #3,966 | 28 | 27 |
| 2020 | #6,386 | #4,565 | 18 | 21 |
| 2010 | #9,932 | #12,590 | 11 | 5 |
| 2000 | #15,545 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Ciel, counting every spelling?
Ciel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ciel?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ciel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ciel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ciel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ciel?
About 300 people born in the US named Ciel are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Ciel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ciel by state
How common Ciel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ciel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ciel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ciel
How popular is the name Ciel?
Ciel was the 3966th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3513th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,590 places. More babies were named Ciel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ciel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Ciel in the US.
Where is Ciel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ciel was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.