Ciel
Ciel is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
- Various
Meaning & Origin of Ciel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ciel is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Various
The Story of Ciel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ciel as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Ciel — #4,747 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Ciel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ciel ranks #4,747 for girls with 28 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). All told, over 426 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ciel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 32 births, good for #3,496 nationwide. About 56% of every Ciel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ciel ranks #3,714 for boys with 30 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 351 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ciel
Ciel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 426 births in the dataset. Ciel's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,747. Use the chart and map above to compare Ciel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.