boy's name
Celso
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,440
Celso is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Celso over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 |
| 1920s | 119 |
| 1930s | 114 |
| 1940s | 127 |
| 1950s | 166 |
| 1960s | 177 |
| 1970s | 207 |
| 1980s | 274 |
| 1990s | 369 |
| 2000s | 377 |
| 2010s | 250 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Celso?
In 2025, Celso was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Celso is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Celso
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Celso also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celso over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Celso
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celso — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Celso
How popular is the name Celso?
In 2025, Celso was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Celso a girl's or a boy's name?
Celso is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Celso?
Celso has 2 syllables.
When was Celso most popular?
Celso peaked in 2006, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Celso a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Celso currently ranks #5,416 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.