How rare is the name Anselmo?

4,705 people in the United States have the first name Anselmo, about 1 in 64,194. It ranks #4,099 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

ANSELMO

#4,099

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,705
About
1 in 64,194
This common or more
83.5%
Who bears it

Of the 4,705 people named Anselmo, 88.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% as White and 4.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Anselmo peaked in 1990, when 41 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19072025
Peak year
1990
Births that year
41
In 2025*
6 ▼85%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,748 babies have been given the name since 1907. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Anselmo by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #2,723. The largest share of babies named Anselmo, 19%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1900s#4,9315
1910s#3,572127
1920s#2,880267
1930s#2,723248
1940s#3,249215
1950s#3,186299
1960s#3,851250
1970s#4,420272
1980s#5,157274
1990s#6,056299
2000s#8,007278
2010s#13,313143
2020s#14,54171
Greatest Generation 1901–2712.8%
Silent Generation 1928–4514.7%
Baby boom 1946–6419%
Generation X 1965–8015.9%
Millennials 1981–9616.6%
Generation Z 1997–1214.5%
2013 and later6.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Anselmo is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Anselmo has been most common in Texas (9.3×), New Mexico (6.7×), and California (2.3×), and least common in California (2.3×).

1,512 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Anselmo

1 other first name also has 4,705 people.

#4,099 Archana · 4,705

Either side of Anselmo

#4,097 Kandi · 4,707#4,098 Kelby · 4,706#4,099 Archana · 4,705#4,101 Melia · 4,704

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Anselmo, most common first.

#839 Angelo · 55,360#5,847 Ansel · 2,840#13,752 Anselma · 871#16,892 Ancelmo · 661#17,946 Angello · 606#22,540 Anselm · 441#38,064 Anjelo · 203#42,763 Ancelma · 167

Also a last name

As a last name, Anselmo ranks #10,707 of 156,621, with 2,850 people. See Anselmo as a last name

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