Consuelo

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Consuelo is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name177K records spelled Consuelo8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Consúelo, Cónsúelo, Consuélo, Çonsuelo

• a separate given name23K records spelled Consuelo2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada

  Also written Consuêlo

• German given name8.1K records spelled Consuelo3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Germany, Peru

  Also written Consuêlo

• Russian given name994 records spelled Consuelo9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Peru, Russia, Spain

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Консуэло, Консуело, Konsuelo

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Consuelo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A barangay of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, solace

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Spanish; consolation

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• Cosette, Kolet, Koleta, Koletah, Que brinda alivio en la aflicción y Kolete, Kolett, Koletta, Kolettah, la pena

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• In German, ) Consuela: in den 1970er-

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 132 years between 1890–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Consuelo Vanderbiltb. 1877USAmerican socialite (1877-1964)
• Consuelo de Saint-Exupéryb. 1901SVSalvadoran-French writer and artist (1901-1979)
• Consuelo Velázquezb. 1916MXMexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist (1916-2005)
• Conchita Cintrónb. 1922PTnot in their usual nameChile-born Peruvian torera (female bullfighter)
• Irma Serranob. 1933MXnot in their usual nameMexican singer, actress, politician, theatre entrepreneur and author (1933–2023)
• Chelo Vivaresb. 1952ESnot in their usual nameSpanish actress
• Consuelo de Havilandb. 1955USAmerican writer, dancer and comedian
• Consuelo Trujillob. 1959ESSpanish actress
• Ana Duatob. 1968ESnot in their usual nameSpanish actress
• Consuelo Duvalb. 1969MXMexican comedian, actress and TV host

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 710 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Consuelo?

We estimate roughly 80 thousand people bear Consuelo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Consuelo have the most bearers?

Consuelo is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled consuelo.

How common is Consuelo compared with other names?

In Mexico, Consuelo is the 171st most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Consuelo a male or female name?

Consuelo is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Consuelo mean?

Recorded meaning: Mystic name meaning ‘consolation’; from Consolación.