Girls' name · since 1977
Cielo
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 4,764 babies named Cielo, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,764 babies have been named Cielo since 1977, making it today's #796 girls' name.
Cielo has 4,764 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #796 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #2,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #796 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,764 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cielo ranks #2,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #796 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,764 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,764
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cielo's 4,764 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cielo compares
4,764 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cielo's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cielo | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,764 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 348 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cielo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cielo splits its recorded history at 2003: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 348 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cielo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 348
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Cielo popularity over time - boys
164 total births recorded since 2001 (Cielo as boys' name)
Cielo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,630 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Cielo's strongest decade.
1,630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cielo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,630 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,288 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,595 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,630 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cielo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cielo's total volume
Cielo by state
Where Cielo concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,459 | 30.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 927 | 19.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 245 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 163 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 131 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 123 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 55 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 51 | 1.1% |
1,459 of 4,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Cielo appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cielo's data
- Cielo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,630 total births) through the 2020s (1,595) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cielos (1,459 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cielo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Cielo 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.