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Alonso

Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: Variant of Alfonso · Germanic adal + funs (from Spanish, from Germanic Visigothic)

Boy's name · #785 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Alonso reached its best rank, #622, in 2002 and ranked #785 in 2025. About 12,000 boys have carried it since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#73 in Spain (2024) · #106 in Mexico (2024) · #109 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #304 in Ecuador (2025) · #723 in Austria (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,903 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,221 in France (2025) · #1,707 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alonsos

Alonso de Ojeda — Spanish navigator and governor
Alonso Cano — Spanish painter, architect and sculptor (1601–1667)
Alonso de Ercilla — Spanish soldier and poet (1533–1594)
Alonso Berruguete — 16th century Spanish painter, sculptor and architect (c. 1486–1561)
Alonso Sánchez Coello — Spanish artist (1531–1588)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 30,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Fernando Alonso — Spanish racing driver
Xabi Alonso — Spanish football manager and player
Alicia Alonso — Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer (1920–2019)

In stories & tradition

Alonso Quijano — Don Quixote (book)
Alonso^nl — The Tempest
Alonso de Entrerríos — El Ministerio del Tiempo (Spanish TV series)

What Alonsos become

Among 450 notable people named Alonso:

Military figures appear 6.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (1533–1594).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Alonzo (#511), Alonso would rank around #358 with about 910 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Alonzo and Alonso.

Similar names: Alonzo · Rey · Alaric · Enzo · Camilo · Alvaro

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