Cielo
94% girls · 6% boys
About Cielo
Like Araceli, Cielo is a heavenly name associated with the Virgin Mary. Cielo, the Spanish word for "sky," began being used as a name in honor of María del Cielo, a title for the Virgin Mary meaning "Mary of the Sky."
Cielo for girls#795 US
Cielo had a small peak in the US in 2001, when it was given to 258 baby girls. This was influenced by a character named Maria del Cielo on a Mexican telenovela called "Por tu amor."
However, it was Luisana Lopilato and Michael Bublé naming their daughter Cielo Yoli Rose in 2022 which really drummed up more interest in this lilting, lovely name, leading to Cielo cracking the Top 1000 for the first time in the 2022 charts.
Cielo for boys#4570 US
Expansive, sunny Italian word name.
Pronounced see-EL-oh.
As of October 2026, Cielo ranked #795 for girls and #4570 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3894 for boys in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,784 | 115 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,799 | 116 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,485 | 154 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,484 | 150 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,520 | 143 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,483 | 148 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 140 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,224 | 192 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #996 | 263 | #4,109 | 26 |
| 2023 | #862 | 310 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #809 | 347 | #3,894 | 28 |
| 2025 | #795 | 342 | #4,570 | 22 |
World rankings
Cielo for girls
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