Cielo

Cielo: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “sky; heaven”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: see-EH-loh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

A Spanish word name meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'. It also corresponds to Italian cielo, though given-name usage is especially associated with Spanish.

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How popular is Cielo?

2024113 per million US babies

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Babies named Cielo in 2024375

2024 rank#809 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,563

Cielo is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Cielo

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jadestone of the side · Spanish
Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
Catalinapure · Spanish
Amayamother city · Spanish
Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
Lolasorrows · Spanish
Amoralove · Spanish

Cielo questions

What does the name Cielo mean?

Cielo means "sky; heaven". It comes from Spanish. A Spanish word name meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'. It also corresponds to Italian cielo, though given-name usage is especially associated with Spanish.

Is Cielo a boy or girl name?

Cielo is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cielo?

375 US babies were named Cielo in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Cielo?

Cielo is usually pronounced see-EH-loh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.