Cielle
Girl name · #2714 in 2025 · Very rare
Cielle is currently the #2714 girl name in the United States — 64 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 28,125 girls born in 2025 was named Cielle.
The 25-year story
Cielle first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 64 babies and a rank of #2691. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Cielle per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cielle in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Cielle is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Cielle will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Cielle is most common
State-level data for Cielle is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Cielle
Statistically, parents drawn to Cielle tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lielle, Ruelle, Zarielle, Emrielle, and Zyrielle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cielle | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2691 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7631 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8024 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13453 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12448 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12713 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13483 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cielle a popular girl name?
Cielle ranked #2714 among girls in 2025 with 64 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Cielle most popular?
Cielle peaked in 2025, when 64 American girls received the name (ranked #2691 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Cielle?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 28,125 newborn American girls was named Cielle. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.