The first name Celso
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Celso at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 boys born in the United States were named Celso, the 5,431st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 48 were.
2,345
babies named Celso since 1880
#5,431
rank in 2025
2006
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Celso
17 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Celso BorgesCosta Rican association football player, born 1988
- Celso Luis GomesBrazilian association football player, born 1964
- Celso VieiraBrazilian association football player, born 1974
- Celso TorrelioBolivian president (1933-1999)
- Celso MoraesBrazilian association football player, born 1979
- Celso AmorimBrazilian diplomat (born 1942)
- Celso CostantiniCatholic cardinal (1876-1958)
- Celso Emilio FerreiroGalician writer (1912-1979)
- Celso FurtadoBrazilian economist (1920-2004)
- Celso RothBrazilian footballer and manager, born 1957
- Celso José Pinto da SilvaBrazilian archbishop (1933–2018)
- Celso Luís Honorato JúniorBrazilian footballer, born 1988
Questions
- Is Celso a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,345 US babies named Celso since 1880 were boys.
- When was Celso most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 48 babies were named Celso, its highest rank at 2,518th.