Alonso is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alonso means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alonso across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alonso has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alonso is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “noble and ready”. Spanish form of Alphonse.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,231 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 162 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alonso per year, United States (1915 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (380/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (13/yr).
Alonso is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #1,367 nationally (given to 388 babies that year).
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