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Castiel
OriginHebrew
Meaning"my cover is God"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#1009
2025 SSA
About Castiel
Castiel, which vaulted into the Top 1000 on the wings of the angel hero of the television show Supernatural, is the name of the Angel of the day Thursday. It may also derive some appeal from the newly-fashionable "Cas" syllable, as in Cassian and Cassius.
Castiel is also given to girls.
Pronounced KAS-teel.
As of October 2026, Castiel ranked #1009 for boys in US births in 2025 and #15584 for girls in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #724 for boys in 2019 and #13175 for girls in 2016, Nameberry popularity #609 for boys.
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 | #869 | 253 | 131.7 |
| 2015 | #821 | 276 | 144 |
| 2016 | #769 | 315 | 166 |
| 2017 | #798 | 286 | 154.5 |
| 2018 | #761 | 309 | 170.1 |
| 2019 | #724 | 336 | 187.3 |
| 2020 | #886 | 255 | 147.7 |
| 2021 | #811 | 299 | 170.9 |
| 2022 | #826 | 300 | 171.8 |
| 2023 | #926 | 248 | 145 |
| 2024 | #816 | 306 | 177.6 |
| 2025 | #1,009 | 224 | 131.1 |
World rankings
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