Consuelo — #6631 US girls' name
16,942 babies named Consuelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 62% of names given to girls today.
19% of everyone ever named Consuelo was born in this single decade.
379 babies were named Consuelo in 1928 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Consuelo
The Social Security Administration has registered 16,942 babies named Consuelo between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Consuelo currently holds the #6631 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 379 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Consuelo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 3,173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Consuelo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6,650 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Consuelo in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Consuelo 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 16,942 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.
Consuelo at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Consuelo popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1890
- Peak year (1928)
- 379
- Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
Currently ranks #6631 among girls.
16,942 total births across 135 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1928 with 379 births in a single year.
Consuelo popularity over time — boys
90 total births recorded since 1922 (Consuelo as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Consuelo accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Consuelo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 3,173 births that decade — 19% of Consuelo's all-time total
Consuelo decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,173 births
- Runner-up 2,253 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Consuelo's strongest decade
3,173 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Consuelo by state
Where Consuelo concentrates geographically — total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,650 | 39.3% |
| #2 | California | | 4,248 | 25.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 791 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 669 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 442 | 2.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 412 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 161 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 129 | 0.8% |
6,650 of 16,942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 39.3% of nationwide
- California 25.1% of nationwide
- New Mexico 4.7% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 39.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Consuelo appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1890–2024 (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.