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 reached its best rank, #622, in 2002 and ranked #785 in 2025. About 12,000 boys have carried it since 1915. It is also an American family name — about 30,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. 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.

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).

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

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