The Spanish name commonly given to a boy’s counterpart to a quinceañera is quinceañero.
Quinceañero is formed from quince, meaning fifteen, and the masculine ending used in Spanish. It describes a male celebrant reaching the same traditional milestone. The term is less universally familiar than quinceañera, partly because the feminine celebration has received greater cultural visibility in media and in community traditions.
A quinceañero can include many of the same elements as a quinceañera, such as a formal outfit, family gathering, dancing, and a religious or ceremonial component. The exact customs vary substantially by family, country, and denomination.
The word is sometimes written without the ñ as quinceanero when Spanish keyboard characters are unavailable, but quinceañero is the standard Spanish spelling. It is also distinct from quinceañera, which is feminine and is the term most commonly associated with the tradition overall.