Ciel
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- see-EL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Unisex
Ciel is a name of French origin, meaning “sky; heaven”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Ciel mean?
French: the French word, from Latin caelum
“sky; heaven”
The everyday French word for the sky, also used for heaven.
Is Ciel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ciel has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 27 boys in the US.
How popular is Ciel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Ciel, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004. 28 girls were also named Ciel in 2025 (4,757th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ciel in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51% of the babies named Ciel in the US were girls.
Ciel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Ciel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassian Callan Caspian Kyaire Aziel Callahan Cairo Raiden Sevyn Cannon Kayden Kyrie
Names related to Ciel
More French names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Ciel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ciel, updated 20 October 2026.