Name meaning & stats
Sibel
Sibel (Ancient Greek origin). 259 US babies since 1940, peak 1988. Notable Sibels are 1.8× over-represented as singers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Ancient GreekSpelling of Sybil
Sybil around the world
- Сибил · Russian
- سِيبيل · Arabic
- シビル · Japanese
- 西比尔 · Chinese
- Sybilla · English
- Sybille
Sybil’s name day
- October 20 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 1988
259 US babies were named Sibel between 1940 and 2025.
Sibel around the world
- Sweden: 139 babies since 1998, peak 2012, No. 822 in 2022
- France: 1,850 babies since 1900, peak 1991, No. 1,737 in 2025
- England & Wales: 118 babies since 1996, peak 1998, No. 4,201 in 2025
- Belgium: 145 babies since 1995, peak 1996
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Sibels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 11 people |
| Singer | 1.8× | Medium · 11 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 8 people |
| Footballer | 1.2× | Low · 6 people |
Among notable women who are singers, Sibels show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 51 Sybils spell it Sibel
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1988)