What Spanish term commonly describes a male celebrating his 15th birthday?

Quinceañero commonly describes a male celebrating his 15th birthday.

The term is the masculine counterpart to quinceañera and is formed from the Spanish word quince, meaning 15, with a gendered ending. It can describe the birthday celebrant or a celebration modeled on quinceañera customs for a boy.

This term should not be confused with chambelán. A chambelán is generally a male member of the celebrant’s court or an escort, whereas a quinceañero is the person whose fifteenth birthday is being marked. Padrino, another related word, usually means a sponsor or godparent and describes a supporting role rather than the celebrant.

Usage is not completely uniform across Spanish-speaking communities. Some families use quinceañera as the name of the tradition even when adapting it for a boy, while others use quinceañero or a local equivalent.