Cielo
Cielo was the 795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 342 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,004 places. More babies were named Cielo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning sky, heaven (Spanish) · Spanish, Italian, Latin
Say it see-EL-oh /siˈɛloʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #795 girls, up 724 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 342girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024348 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,928babies recorded
What does the name Cielo mean?
Cielo is the Spanish and Italian word for 'sky' and 'heaven', from Latin caelum. In Spanish it is also a common term of endearment, like English 'darling'. As a given name it is modern; SSA records show it from the late 1970s, for girls and, more recently, boys. Related names include Celeste, from Latin caelestis 'heavenly'.
cielo (Spanish / Italian, “sky, heaven”)caelum (Latin, “sky, heaven”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: Spanish: SYEH-loh (two syllables).
Related names: Celeste, Celestina, Cielito.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'cielo' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cielo', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Cielo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #795 | #4,570 | 342 | 22 |
| 2020 | #1,519 | #9,768 | 140 | 7 |
| 2010 | #1,577 | — | 139 | — |
| 2000 | #895 | — | 245 | — |
| 1990 | #10,438 | — | 7 | — |
| 1980 | #7,543 | — | 8 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cielo, counting every spelling?
Cielo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #798 for girls in 2025, against #795 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn and Carly/Karlee/Carlee move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Cielo?
342 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cielo (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cielo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cielo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cielo?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Cielo are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 4 and 22. That makes Cielo a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cielo by state
How common Cielo was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.3×), California (3.1×), Nevada (2.6×), Texas (1.9×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cielo: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cielo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Cielo · Sibling names for Cielo
Questions about the name Cielo
What does Cielo mean?
Cielo means “sky, heaven (Spanish)” (Spanish, Italian, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cielo?
Cielo was the 795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 342 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,004 places. More babies were named Cielo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Cielo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Cielo in the US.
Where is Cielo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cielo was most common in Arizona (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Nevada.