Gonzalo

Origin: Spanish (from Germanic (via Gothic, into Spanish)) — Spanish name of Germanic origin; first element means 'battle', second unclear

Boy's name · #1423 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Gonzalo reached #695 in 2000 and has eased to #1423 since. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1902.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#15 in Spain (2024) · #248 in Mexico (2024) · #408 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,477 in Austria (2025).

Among 1,205 notable people named Gonzalo:

Sports figures appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gonzalo Higuaín, Argentine association football player.

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