Is Anselmo a boy or girl name?

Anselmo is a boy’s name. Of the 2,748 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Anselmo

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Anselmo was most popular in 1990, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,503 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,748 people named Anselmo.

Anselmo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anselmo’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anselmo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anselmo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,748 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Anselmo

Where Anselmo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org