Girls' name · since 1966
Sibel
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 259 babies named Sibel, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
259 babies have been named Sibel since 1966, making it today's #15257 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sibel has been recorded 259 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #15257 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #17,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 259 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sibel ranks #17,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 259 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 259
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sibel's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sibel compares
259 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sibel's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sibel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 259 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sibel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sibel's full recorded timeline at 2006, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sibel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Sibel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Sibel's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sibel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (26% of all-time use).
Sibel by state
Where Sibel concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sibel's data
- Sibel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sibels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sibel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sibel 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 August 2026.