Cielo

A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning sky.

Babies a year
148
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#795
up from #809
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Cielo has moved

US popularity rank, 2022–2025. Lower is more popular.
#713#897#1080202220242025#795

View as table
YearUS rank
2022#998
2023#859
2024#809
2025#795

Cielo by the numbers

Cielo was given to 148 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 258 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cielo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cielsky, heaven37 in the US (2017)
  • Ciela8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Caeliof the sky; plural or variant of Caelum36 in the US (2017)
  • Cicelyblind; a form of Cecilia14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Caelafair; a form of Caoimhe or Kayla9 in the US (2017)
  • Ciera22 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sky or heaven

Like Cielo, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Irisrainbow; goddess of the rainbow759 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Heavensky; the abode of god967 in the US (2017)
  • Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celesteheavenly, celestial671 in the US (2017)
  • Itzelrainbow lady635 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Cielo

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