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Kiel
OriginShort form of Ezekiel
About Kiel
Sharp attractive short form which has a nautical translation in German: "keel" (although it isn't used as a name there).
Fun fact: the similarly spelt Kieł is the name of Hagrid's dog Fang in the Polish translation of Harry Potter.
Pronounced KEEL.
As of October 2026, Kiel ranked #11400 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #503 in 1983.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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