Alonso

Alonso: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble and ready”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: ah-LON-soh · 3 syllables
Used for: Boys

Spanish form of Alfonso/Alphonse, from Germanic Adalfuns or related forms. It has long use in the Spanish-speaking world.

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How popular is Alonso?

202498.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Alonso in 2024327

2024 rank#771 boys

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 188011,905

Alonso has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Alonso

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alonzonoble, ready · Spanish
Alfonsonoble and ready · Germanic
Alphonsenoble and ready · Germanic
Alfonzonoble and ready · Germanic
Mateogift of God · Spanish
SantiagoSaint James · Spanish
Thiagosupplanter · Spanish
JoseGod will add · Spanish

Alonso questions

What does the name Alonso mean?

Alonso means "noble and ready". It comes from Spanish. Spanish form of Alfonso/Alphonse, from Germanic Adalfuns or related forms. It has long use in the Spanish-speaking world.

Is Alonso a boy or girl name?

Alonso is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alonso?

327 US babies were named Alonso in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Alonso?

Alonso is usually pronounced ah-LON-soh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.