Recorded 1984–2009 Boys' name Peak 1986 51 births

Ancelmo — boys' name

51 babies named Ancelmo in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s222000s17
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ancelmo was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ancelmo in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ancelmo

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Ancelmo between 1984 and 2009, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ancelmo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ancelmo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ancelmo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ancelmo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ancelmo at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

51

Since 1984

26 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1984

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2009

Ancelmo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1984

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200920042000199919961995199419861984 5

Ancelmo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 43% of Ancelmo's all-time total
1980s121990s222000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ancelmo?
51 babies have been named Ancelmo since 1984. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Ancelmo most popular?
Ancelmo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Ancelmo been used?
Ancelmo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 26 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Ancelmo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ancil, Ancel, Anchor, Ance, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.