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Sibel

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Sibel has been given to about 259 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 255
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sibel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 13
  • Born in 20255
  • All time259
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Sibel?

Its best year was 1988, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6233rd. The typical living American called Sibel is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Sibel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isabel0.70
  2. Sibyl0.71
  3. Sybil0.68
  4. Mabel0.62
  5. Maribel0.63
  6. Michel0.62
  7. Yael0.58
  8. Mykel0.58

Middle names for Sibel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sibel Anne0.81
  2. Sibel Catherine0.78
  3. Sibel Josephine0.78
  4. Sibel Rose0.77
  5. Sibel Marie0.77
  6. Sibel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sibel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.75
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.74
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.74
  4. Whitleysister · 0.74
  5. Ilianasister · 0.74
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.74

Where Sibel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sibel Anderson0.77
    2. Sibel White0.72
    3. Sibel Nguyen0.72
    4. Sibel Moore0.72
    5. Sibel Hill0.72
    6. Sibel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sibel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.