Girls' name · since 1981
Kiele
508 babies named Kiele in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 508
- total births
- 1981–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Kiele is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 508 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiele has been recorded 508 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- 508 total births
- 1981–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiele's 508 recorded births place it above 84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kiele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kiele's full recorded timeline at 2005, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kiele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2005)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Kiele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kiele's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kiele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
253 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 253 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kiele compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kiele's total volume
Kiele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kiele by state
Where Kiele concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
31 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Kiele's decade-level peak was the 2000s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kieles (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiele: Baby Name Since 1981 - 508 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kiele draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.