Alonzo
Alonzo is both a given name and a Spanish surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alonzo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alonzo is both a given name and a Spanish surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alonzo
The earliest SSA record of Alonzo as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 122 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 651 newborns named Alonzo — #471 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Alonzo ranks #518 for baby boys with 581 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 47K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alonzo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alonzo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Alonzo
Alonzo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Alonzo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #110. Use the chart and map above to compare Alonzo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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