Alfonzo
Masculine · “noble and ready”
Alfonzo is a spelling of Alfonso, a Visigothic name that Spain used for kings for eight hundred years — thirteen of Castile and León alone.
How old is the name Alfonzo?
Alfonzo first appears in US birth records in 1889 — 136 years ago. The typical Alfonzo alive today was born around 1971, making them about 54 years old. About 4,100 people named Alfonzo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Alfonzo most popular?
Alfonzo peaked in 1909, reaching #679 nationally. Today it ranks #3949, 3,270 places below that high. See the whole 1909 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Adalfuns to Alfonzo
The story of Alfonzo
Alfonso was the name of kings of Asturias, León, Castile, Aragon and Portugal from the eighth century onward — Alfonso X of Castile, called the Wise, ran a translation school that moved Arabic science into Latin and wrote in Galician. The name reached American records with Spanish and Italian families, and Alfonzo with a z is an American respelling of the Spanish and Italian forms.
Meaning
noble and ready
From Germanic elements generally read as adal, noble, and funs, ready or eager; the compound came into Spain with the Visigoths and the first element may alternatively be hathu, battle. The second is settled.
How the name formed
- Adalfuns
- Alfonso
- Alfonzo
Related forms: Alfonso · Alfonso · Afonso · Alfons
Pronouncing Alfonzo
al-FON-zoh
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Alfonzo and Alfonso are said almost identically.
Nicknames for Alfonzo
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1889
- Most boys named
- 197686 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #679reached in 1909
- Change vs 2022
- +22.7%27 in 2025, from 22
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alfonzo in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Alfonso in Spanish — spelling variant
- Alfonso in Italian — same name
- Afonso in Portuguese — same name
- Alfons in German — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Alfonzos among us
people named Alfonzo are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 63,262 born in 2025 was named Alfonzo
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Alfonzo sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Alfonzo is headed
Alfonzo should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Alfonzo beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Alfonzo in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Germanic meaning and an extraordinary royal record behind it.
- Al and Fonzo are both ready short forms in two languages.
- Substantial early twentieth-century American use.
- Alfonso is the standard Spanish spelling and will be offered as a correction.
- It reads as of an older generation to Spanish and Italian speakers.
- Seven letters and three syllables is a fair amount for early handwriting.
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Frequently asked
- How many Alfonzos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,100 people named Alfonzo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Alfonzo in 2025?
- Alfonzo ranks #3949 among US boy names in 2025, with 27 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Alfonzo?
- About 1 in every 63,262 US boys born in 2025 was named Alfonzo — 27 in all.
- Will my child share the name Alfonzo with classmates?
- Alfonzo will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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