Castiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAS-tee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,008 for boys
Castiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,008th for boys in the US (224 babies).
What does Castiel mean?
Hebrew: variant of Cassiel, an angel name of Jewish and Christian lore
Popularised by Castiel, the angel in the TV series Supernatural; it echoes Cassiel, an angel of medieval angelology.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Castiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Castiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 224 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Castiel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Castiel, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Castiel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Castiel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Castiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 224about 1 in 7,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 224 boys in the US were named Castiel, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 886th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 337 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
2025 had fewer boys named Castiel than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Castiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 238 boys in the US were given Castiel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #895, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.
- Castiel 224
- Kastiel 14
Castiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 224 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 306 | #817 |
| 2023 | 249 | #926 |
| 2022 | 301 | #824 |
| 2021 | 301 | #809 |
| 2020 | 255 | #886 |
| 2019 | 337 | #723 |
| 2018 | 309 | #761 |
| 2017 | 286 | #798 |
| 2016 | 315 | #769 |
| 2015 | 276 | #821 |
| 2014 | 255 | #864 |
| 2013 | 210 | #948 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
Nicknames for Castiel
Names like Castiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adriel Matteo Ezekiel Cillian Albie Axel Gabriel Elias Elijah Tobias Asher Theo
Other spellings of Castiel
Names related to Castiel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Castiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/castiel, updated 20 October 2026.