Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Cielo

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #795 Trend ↑ Rising 140%
Rank 2025
#795
among girls · ↑13 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
364
named Cielo · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,700
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
376 babies
All-time total
4,928
#2,660 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Cielo popularity over time

4,928 babies have been named Cielo since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #9,896
1980s 49 – 49 5 +880% #7,543
1990s 197 – 197 20 +302% #3,002
2000s 1,630 26 1,656 166 +741% #886
2010s 1,288 25 1,313 131 -21% #1,484
2020s (to 2025) 1,595 113 1,708 285 +117% #795

Where Cielo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 393 0.24 outside top 500
2027 442 0.27 outside top 500
2028 488 0.30 outside top 500
2029 532 0.33 outside top 500
2030 571 0.36 outside top 500

Where Cielo is most popular

Girls named Cielo per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.179 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cielo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 84 0.599 +234%
California 463 0.551 +207%
Nevada 22 0.474 +164%
Texas 269 0.334 +86%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +29%
Oregon 14 0.215 +20%
Washington 30 0.208 +16%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +15%
Utah 17 0.204 +14%
Florida 70 0.164 -9%
Illinois 32 0.140 -22%
New Jersey 23 0.127 -29%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -37%
Virginia 18 0.106 -41%
North Carolina 24 0.105 -41%
New York 39 0.098 -45%
Georgia 21 0.092 -48%
Kansas 5 0.087 -52%
Indiana 11 0.078 -56%
Colorado 8 0.072 -60%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -61%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -69%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -76%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -77%
Ohio 5 0.021 -88%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cielo

Cielo is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #795 in 2025 with 342 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 4,928 American babies have been named Cielo. Its peak came in 2024, when 376 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cielo stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cielo?

The median living Cielo is about 11 years old; half are between 3 and 20. An estimated 4,900 people named Cielo are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cielo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 342 #795 22 #4,570
2024 348 #808 28 #3,905
2023 310 #863 18 #5,287
2022 263 #996 26 #4,114
2021 192 #1,224 12 #6,780
2020 140 #1,519 7 #9,768
2019 148 #1,484 – –
2018 143 #1,522 5 #12,528
2017 150 #1,484 7 #9,885
2016 154 #1,488 – –
2015 116 #1,799 – –
2014 115 #1,784 7 #9,832
2013 100 #1,970 – –
2012 110 #1,838 – –
2011 113 #1,794 6 #11,084
2010 139 #1,577 – –
2009 128 #1,719 7 #10,066
2008 150 #1,541 6 #11,314
2007 139 #1,608 6 #11,173
2006 127 #1,665 – –
2005 121 #1,648 – –
2004 131 #1,529 – –
2003 157 #1,314 – –
2002 173 #1,186 – –
2001 259 #886 7 #8,467
2000 245 #895 – –
1995 19 #5,059 – –
1990 7 #10,438 – –
1985 6 #9,532 – –
1980 8 #7,543 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cielo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cielo?

The median living Cielo is about 11 years old. Half of all living Cielos are between 3 and 20 years old.

How many people named Cielo are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Cielo are alive in the United States, based on 4,928 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cielo in 2025?

Cielo ranked #795 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 342 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cielo?

4,928 babies have been named Cielo in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cielo most popular?

Cielo peaked in 2024, when 376 newborns received the name.

Is Cielo a boy or girl name?

Cielo is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cielo rising or falling?

Cielo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cielo become more popular?

Cielo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 571 girls named Cielo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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