Kiel

Where Kiel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kiel.

Kiel through the years
  1. 1944
    Kiel Martin born
    American actor
  2. 1961
    First appearance
    #4,065 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1983
    Peak, #502
    279 babies named Kiel, the most in any year.
  4. 1986
    Kiel Reijnen born
    American cyclist
  5. 1987
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #846.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Kiel Reijnen · American cyclist, born 1986
  • Kiel Martin · American actor, 1944–1990
  • Kiel McLeod · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.