Sibel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- see-BEL
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Sibel is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Sibel mean?
Greek: Turkish form of Sibyl, also linked to Cybele
Linked both to the Greek prophetess Sibyl and to Cybele, the great mother goddess of ancient Anatolia.
Is Sibel a girl's or a boy's name?
Sibel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sibel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Sibel, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 girls.
2025 had more girls named Sibel than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Sibel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Sibel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Sibel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Sibel, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Sibel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sibel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
Names like Sibel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zoe Sophie Chloe Sophia Stevie Safa Amal Angel Maisie Lyra Ayla Summer
Names related to Sibel
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Iris Lainey Elena Atlas
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, “Sibel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sibel, updated 20 October 2026.