Two-Letter Baby Names: Bo,Ty and Vi

Film Noir Names

Wilder Baby Names: Little Names on the Prairie

Alonzo

The name Alonzo peaked for girls at #4380 in 1955. Alonzo is also used for boys, ranking #512 in 2024.

The name Alonzo is a boy's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "noble, ready".

Spanish Names

Italian Names

Italian Names for Boys

Spanish Names for Boys

6 Letter Boy Names

Names Ending in O for Boys

Names That Mean Ready

Three Syllable Names for Boys

Names that Peaked in 1880

Names that Peaked in 1881

Animal Names for Boys

Spanish Names that Start With A

Italian Names that Start With A

Alonzo is dashing and debonair, with a large measure of Latin flair.
 You may be surprised to know that Alonzo has been on the Most Popular list since 1880, when such records began to be kept, at which point it was Number 110. The same is true for nickname Lon, which was 193 at the time.
 Alonso Quijano was the real name of Don Quixote--Alonso being the Spanish version of the name. In the old Judy Garland musical Meet Me in St. Louis, Alonzo/Lon was the name of both her father and brother. 
 Horror film star Lon Chaney was christened Leonidas, but Lon Chaney, Jr. was Creighton at birth. Alonzo Mourning is a former basketball star who goes by the nickname Zo--much more modern sounding than Lon or Lonnie.

Hispanic Baby Names

Boy Names Ending in O

Cool Names with a Strong O

Film Noir Baby Names

Victorian Names from the 1800s

Names with Inspirational Meanings

Names That Mean Noble

Italian Dog Names

Names from Theater

Early African American Names

Literary Cat Names

Boy Names Always in the Top 1000

Fastest-Rising Boy Names 2024

Names With Lots of Spellings

Spanish

Italian

Nameberry

Future

The name Alonzo is currently ranked #512 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #110 in 1881. The name is most popular in ALONZO, ALONZO, and ALONZO. Alonzo is occasionally used for girls in 1988.

Alfonso

Alphonse

Lonzo

Alonzo

The name Alonzo in Nameberry Blog Posts

More Lists containing Alonzo

Advanced Search

Find your type.