Boy name Germanic origin Catholic tradition

Alonso

ah-LON-so · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Noble and ready
Language
Germanic
Culture
Spanish;Latino
Religion
Catholic
Style era
classic
Themes
Spanish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#769
2024 births327
Peak year2010
First appeared1915
Total US births11,905
2010 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lon
Alternate spellings
AlonzoAlfonso
In other languages
Alonso (Spanish)Alfonso (Spanish)

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