US rank #809 Girls' name Peak 2024 4,421 births

Cielo — #809 US girls' name

4,421 babies named Cielo in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s491990s1972000s16302010s12882020s1252
#809
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Cielo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

347 babies were named Cielo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cielo

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,421 babies named Cielo between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cielo currently holds the #809 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 347 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cielo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,630 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cielo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,350 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Cielo in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cielo 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 4,421 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.

Cielo at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

4,421

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

347 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#809

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cielo popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
347
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420182012200620001994198819801977 5

Cielo popularity over time — boys

142 total births recorded since 2001 (Cielo as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 142 births
0102030 2024202220202017201120082001 7

Cielo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,630 births that decade — 37% of Cielo's all-time total
1970s51980s491990s1972000s16302010s12882020s1252

Cielo by state

Where Cielo concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cielo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,350 30.5%
#2 Texas
861 19.5%
#3 Arizona
225 5.1%
#4 Florida
147 3.3%
#5 Illinois
122 2.8%
#6 New York
115 2.6%
#7 North Carolina
55 1.2%
#8 Georgia
41 0.9%
California share of Cielo's total US births 30.5%
Even split

1,350 of 4,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Cielo appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cielo?
4,421 babies have been named Cielo since 1977. It currently ranks #809 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 347 births.
When was Cielo most popular?
Cielo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,630 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Cielo most popular?
The top states for the name Cielo are California (1,350 births), Texas (861 births), Arizona (225 births).
How long has the name Cielo been used?
Cielo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cielo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cierra, Ciera, Cienna, Cieara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.