Recorded 1924–2007 Boys' name Peak 1981 126 births

Ceferino — boys' name

126 babies named Ceferino in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111950s281960s111970s171980s281990s162000s15
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Ceferino was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ceferino in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceferino

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Ceferino between 1924 and 2007, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ceferino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceferino performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ceferino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ceferino in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceferino 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 126 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.

Ceferino at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

126

Since 1924

84 years of records

Peak year

1981

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1924

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2007

Ceferino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1924

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
468101214 20071996198919801973195919531924 5

Ceferino by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
28 births that decade — 22% of Ceferino's all-time total
1920s111950s281960s111970s171980s281990s162000s15

Ceferino by state

Where Ceferino concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ceferino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.8%
California share of Ceferino's total US births 4.8%

6 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceferino?
126 babies have been named Ceferino since 1924. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
When was Ceferino most popular?
Ceferino was most popular in the 1950s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Ceferino most popular?
The top states for the name Ceferino are California (6 births).
How long has the name Ceferino been used?
Ceferino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 84 years of data through 2007.

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, 1924–2007 (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.