US rank #12354 Girls' name Peak 1988 254 births

Sibel — #12354 US girls' name

254 babies named Sibel in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s471990s622000s432010s672020s29
#12354
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sibel was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sibel in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sibel

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Sibel between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sibel currently holds the #12354 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sibel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sibel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sibel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sibel 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 254 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.

Sibel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

254

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,354

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sibel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
468101214 20242019201320082001199319881966 6

Sibel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 26% of Sibel's all-time total
1960s61980s471990s622000s432010s672020s29

Sibel by state

Where Sibel concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sibel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.0%
New York share of Sibel's total US births 2.0%

5 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sibel?
254 babies have been named Sibel since 1966. It currently ranks #12354 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Sibel most popular?
Sibel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Sibel most popular?
The top states for the name Sibel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sibel been used?
Sibel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sibel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sibyl, Sibbie, Sibley, Sible, 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, 1966–2024 (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.