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Boy · Gothic, through Spanish
Alonso
Say it: ah-LOHN-soh
Meaning
Spanish form of Alfonso, from Germanic adal 'noble' and funs 'ready'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in Chile and Mexico in recent years.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 10,633 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 2010, about 1 in 5,000 boys
- 294 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Portuguese | Afonso |
|---|---|
| Italian | Alfonso |
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.