Recorded 1992–2008 Boys' name Peak 1998 27 births

Gelacio — boys' name

27 babies named Gelacio in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s11
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Gelacio was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gelacio in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gelacio

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Gelacio between 1992 and 2008, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gelacio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gelacio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gelacio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gelacio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gelacio 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 27 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.

Gelacio at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

27

Since 1992

17 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1992

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2008

Gelacio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1992

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082005199819951992 5

Gelacio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 59% of Gelacio's all-time total
1990s162000s11

Gelacio by state

Where Gelacio concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gelacio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 18.5%
California share of Gelacio's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gelacio?
27 babies have been named Gelacio since 1992. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Gelacio most popular?
Gelacio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Gelacio most popular?
The top states for the name Gelacio are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gelacio been used?
Gelacio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 17 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Gelacio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gelson. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1992–2008 (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.