How Many People Are Named Celso?
An estimated 1,912 people in the United States have the first name Celso. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Celso peaked in popularity in 2006 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Celso as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Celso paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,912
About 1 in 179,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2006
48 births
Total Registered
2,327
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Celso
Celso is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,327 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Celso as a male name
Ranked #5,261 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (48 births)
Celso: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Celso span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 377 babies were registered. Celso has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Celso by Decade
How has Celso tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Celso by State
Birth registrations for Celso span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Florida, Arizona. On average, about 119 Celsos were registered per state.
Celso + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Celso as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Celso
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Celso: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Celso?
We estimate approximately 1,912 people named Celso are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 179,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Celso a common name?
Celso is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,327 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Celso most popular?
Celso reached peak popularity in 2006, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Celso is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Celso a male name?
Celso is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Celso Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Celso Smith, Celso Johnson, Celso Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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