Recorded 1980–1981 Girls' name Peak 1980 31 births

Cielita — girls' name

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.

1980s31

The verdict

31 girls have been named Cielita since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1981.

31
total births
1980–1981
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cielita was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cielita in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cielita

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Cielita between 1980 and 1981, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cielita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cielita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cielita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cielita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cielita at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

31

Since 1980

2 years of records

Peak year

1980

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1980

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1981

Cielita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1980

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1980)
17
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
131415161718 19811980 17

Cielita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 100% of Cielita's all-time total
1980s31

Cielita by state

Where Cielita concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cielita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 16.1%
Alabama share of Cielita's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cielita?
31 babies have been named Cielita since 1980. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1980 with 17 births.
When was Cielita most popular?
Cielita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Cielita most popular?
The top states for the name Cielita are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Cielita been used?
Cielita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 2 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Cielita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cierra, Ciera, Cielo, Cienna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.