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Alonso

“Variant of Alfonso — noble and ready (Germanic adal + funs)” — Spanish, from Germanic Visigothic (via Alfonso) origin

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

Alonso has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #622 (2002) · 12,231 babies named Alonso all-time · 1 in 5,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #73 in Spain (2024).

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

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)

In stories & tradition

• Alonso Quijano — Don Quixote · The Comical History of Don Quixote
• Alonso — The Tempest
• Alonso de Entrerríos — El Ministerio del Tiempo

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).

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