US rank #5240 Boys' name Peak 2006 2,327 births

Celso — #5240 US boys' name

2,327 babies named Celso in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s1191930s1141940s1271950s1661960s1771970s2071980s2741990s3692000s3772010s2502020s108
#5240
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Celso was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

48 babies were named Celso in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celso

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,327 babies named Celso between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Celso currently holds the #5240 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celso performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 377 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Celso shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 574 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Celso in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celso 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 2,327 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.

Celso at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,327

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

2006

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,240

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Celso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
48
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
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Celso by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
377 births that decade — 16% of Celso's all-time total
1910s391920s1191930s1141940s1271950s1661960s1771970s2071980s2741990s3692000s3772010s2502020s108

Celso by state

Where Celso concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Celso
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
574 24.7%
#2 California
405 17.4%
#3 New York
34 1.5%
#4 New Mexico
28 1.2%
#5 Illinois
10 0.4%
#6 North Carolina
7 0.3%
#7 Arizona
5 0.2%
#8 Florida
5 0.2%
Texas share of Celso's total US births 24.7%
Even split

574 of 2,327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Celso appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celso?
2,327 babies have been named Celso since 1910. It currently ranks #5240 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 48 births.
When was Celso most popular?
Celso was most popular in the 2000s decade with 377 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Celso most popular?
The top states for the name Celso are Texas (574 births), California (405 births), New York (34 births).
How long has the name Celso been used?
Celso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Celso?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Celestino, Celestine, Celester, Celedonio, 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, 1910–2024 (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.