Given name & surname
Kiele
“resembling the gardenia”
Kiele is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling the gardenia.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling the gardenia.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kiele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 508
- 0 boys · 508 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 495 as a first name in 2020; 140 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kiele’s family of names
Kiele has a related form in Kiel. Kiele has a related form in Kiela. Kiele has a related form in Kiell.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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