Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 Castiel
/kas · tee · EL/
Meaning
“Shield of God or my covering is God”
Hebrew name meaning shield of God or my covering is God; largely unknown before the US television series Supernatural introduced the angel character Castiel in 2008, creating an entirely fandom-driven naming trend.
Nicknames
cas
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Defined by fandom origin; will date to the 2010s as Supernatural's cultural moment passes.
The cultural moment.
Rising sharply in the US from 2010 following Supernatural; peak approximately 2014-2019.