Girls' name · since 1980
Cielita
31 babies named Cielita in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cielita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cielita has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1981.
- #40,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cielita ranks #40,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cielita's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Cielita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cielita's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cielita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1981
- Peak year (1980)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Cielita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Cielita's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Cielita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (100% of all-time use).
Cielita by state
Where Cielita concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 16.1% |
5 of 31 births nationwide.
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- Alabama records the most Cielitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cielita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cielita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.