The male Spanish term commonly associated with a boy’s fifteenth-birthday celebration is quinceañero.
Quinceañero is the masculine counterpart to quinceañera. It can refer to a boy celebrating his fifteenth birthday or to a celebration centered on him. The term is less familiar internationally because the quinceañera tradition has historically been more strongly associated with girls.
Terminology and customs vary across Spanish-speaking communities. Some families organize a quinceañera-style event for a boy, while others simply hold a birthday party or use a local name. There is no single worldwide format that every quinceañero celebration follows.
The word should not be confused with chambelán, which commonly identifies a male attendant or escort in a quinceañera court. Nor does it mean padrino, the Spanish word for godfather or sponsor. These terms describe different roles, so the celebrant’s title remains quinceañero.