US rank #5061 Boys' name Peak 1990 2,742 births

Anselmo — #5061 US boys' name

2,742 babies named Anselmo in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s1271920s2671930s2481940s2151950s2991960s2501970s2721980s2741990s2992000s2782010s1432020s65
#5061
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

11% of everyone ever named Anselmo was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

41 babies were named Anselmo in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anselmo

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,742 babies named Anselmo between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anselmo currently holds the #5061 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anselmo performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Anselmo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,091 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Anselmo in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anselmo 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 2,742 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.

Anselmo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,742

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

1990

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#5,061

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anselmo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
41
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Anselmo by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
299 births that decade — 11% of Anselmo's all-time total
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Anselmo by state

Where Anselmo concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Anselmo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,091 39.8%
#2 California
345 12.6%
#3 New Mexico
55 2.0%
#4 New York
16 0.6%
#5 Arizona
5 0.2%
Texas share of Anselmo's total US births 39.8%
Even split

1,091 of 2,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anselmo?
2,742 babies have been named Anselmo since 1907. It currently ranks #5061 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 41 births.
When was Anselmo most popular?
Anselmo was most popular in the 1950s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Anselmo most popular?
The top states for the name Anselmo are Texas (1,091 births), California (345 births), New Mexico (55 births).
How long has the name Anselmo been used?
Anselmo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anselmo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anson, Ansel, Ansh, Anshul, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1907–2024 (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.