Boys' name · since 1910
Celso
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 2,345 babies named Celso, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,345
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Celso is the #5414 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,345 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celso has been recorded 2,345 times among boys since 1910, currently ranked #5414 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #2,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,414 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,345 born since 1910
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Celso ranks #2,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,414 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,345 born since 1910, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,345
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
Celso's 2,345 recorded births place it above 93.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Celso compares
2,345 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Celso's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Celso | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,345 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Celso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Celso's full recorded timeline at 1970, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Celso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Celso by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (377 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Celso's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Celso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 119
1920s
119 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s 127
1940s
127 births
- 1950s
1950s
166 births
- 1960s
1960s
177 births
- 1970s
1970s
207 births
- 1980s
1980s
274 births
- 1990s
1990s
369 births
- 2000s
2000s
377 births
- 2010s
2010s
250 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 377 births (16% of all-time use).
How Celso compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Celso's total volume
Celso by state
Where Celso concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 579 | 24.7% |
| #2 | California | | 405 | 17.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 1.4% |
| #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% |
579 of 2,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Celso appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Celso's data
- Celso's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (377 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Celsos (579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Celso
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Celso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Celso draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.