Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2005 508 births

Kiele — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

508 girls have been named Kiele since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

508
total births
1981–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kiele was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

41 babies were named Kiele in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiele

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Kiele between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiele performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kiele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kiele in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 508 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kiele at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

508

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2005

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kiele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
41
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Kiele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
253 births that decade — 50% of Kiele's all-time total
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Kiele by state

Where Kiele concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kiele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 6.1%
#2 Texas
12 2.4%
#3 Florida
5 1.0%
California share of Kiele's total US births 6.1%
Even split

31 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiele?
508 babies have been named Kiele since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 41 births.
When was Kiele most popular?
Kiele was most popular in the 2000s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kiele most popular?
The top states for the name Kiele are California (31 births), Texas (12 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kiele been used?
Kiele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kiele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiera, Kierra, Kiersten, Kierstin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.