Given name & surname · also Latin
Celso
“one who is lofty”
Celso is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “one who is lofty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “one who is lofty.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
The name’s historical associations include various early Roman saints.
Celso through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,345
- 2,345 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,431 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,431 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,518 as a first name in 2020; 356 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Celso’s family of names
Celso has a related form in Celsius. Celso has a related form in Celsus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Celso
- Celso BorgesCosta Rican association football playerborn 1988
- Celso AyalaParaguayan footballerborn 1970
- Celso OrtizParaguayan association football playerborn 1989
- Celso Luis GomesBrazilian association football playerborn 1964
- Celso VieiraBrazilian association football playerborn 1974
- Celso AmorimBrazilian diplomat (born 1942)
- ChikaBrazilian association football playerborn 1979
- Celso TorrelioBolivian president (1933-1999)
- Celso Benigno Luigi CostantiniCatholic cardinal (1876-1958)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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