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Ciela

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Pronounced see-EL-ah /siˈɛl.ɑ/Medium

Meaning: Modern feminine coinage on Spanish/Italian cielo, 'sky, heaven' — Latin caelumMedium

In 30 seconds: The sky, made feminine: Ciela turns the Romance 'cielo' — heaven — into a daughter's name. Airy, endearment-warm ('mi cielo'!), and newly minted.
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Origin MediumSpanish, Latin
MeaningModern feminine coinage on Spanish/Italian cielo, 'sky, heaven' — Latin caelum
U.S. rank (2025)#4192 ↘ Falling
2025 U.S. births34 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2024
Total births (all-time)≈ 329

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202419992025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ciela is a modern feminine coinage on cielo — Spanish and Italian for 'sky, heaven', from Latin caelum. It joins the heaven-name wave (Celeste, Cielo, Skye) with a feminine -a finish; the construction is contemporary, which we note.

It registers thinly in recent records. Rare, sky at the root, and endearment-soft.

Did you know? 'Mi cielo' — 'my heaven' — is one of Spanish's tenderest endearments for a child; Ciela makes the sweet-nothing official on the birth certificate.
Overall data confidence 62%
Spanish lexicon — cielo — word meaning

Variations

CieloCielleSiela

Nicknames

CiCi

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If you like Ciela…

Cielo— the 'sky' word itself
Celeste— the heavenly Latin classic
Skye— the English-island sky name
Luna— a fellow Romance celestial favorite

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ciela mean?

Ciela is a modern feminine coinage on cielo, Spanish/Italian for 'sky, heaven'.

How do you pronounce Ciela?

It's said see-EL-ah /siˈɛl.ɑ/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Ciela a boy or girl name?

Ciela is a girl's name.

How popular is Ciela?

Ciela is a rare, recent name in the U.S.

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