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Alonzo

The name Alonzo carries the meaning "Spanish/Italian form of Alfonso", with roots in Spanish. It has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1960s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Its single strongest year on record was 2013.

SpanishSpanish/Italian form of Alfonso
EtymologyMeaning "noble and ready"
Births by decade
1900s
808
1910s
2,218
1920s
2,997
1930s
2,434
1940s
2,653
1950s
3,999
1960s
4,419
1970s
3,521
1980s
3,662
1990s
4,259
2000s
4,327
2010s
3,991
Peaked in the 1960s · 39,288 total U.S. births since 1900