Alonzo

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #9,244 · #511 for boys in 2025, 590 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 122 births
Debut · boys
122 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
45,955
since 1880

Alonzo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Alonzo has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #110, 1880boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#511590
2024—#512595
2023—#535552
2022—#471651
2021—#515569
2020—#477626
2019—#469634
2018—#476612
2017—#522549
2016—#565499
2015—#527542
2014—#528527
2013—#500545
2012—#568454
2011—#558455
2010—#581434
2009—#612412
2008—#543483
2007—#588432
2006—#559450
2005—#537452
2004—#547421
2003—#533436
2002—#523433
2001—#559375
2000—#516435
1999—#519410
1998—#526394
1997—#479450
1996—#507407
1995—#477453
1994—#465469
1993—#494421
1992—#506398
1991—#476428
1990—#476432
1989—#455426
1988#9,2447#421460
1987#8,7787#441406
1986#10,9125#452371
1985—#488315
1984—#470321
1983#10,2755#466322
1982#7,4698#469325
1981#9,1106#473310
1980#8,1787#431363
1979—#444334
1978—#483282
1977—#416360
1976—#450301
1975#7,1737#432331
1974#8,7755#430336
1973—#413357
1972#7,2926#411368
1971#6,6197#394418
1970#6,3627#402403
1969—#385414
1968—#397385
1967—#371405
1966—#389384
1965#5,2897#376422
1964—#369449
1963#6,5925#370458
1962—#336538
1961#4,8828#366476
1960#6,3905#367464
1959#5,0317#375443
1958#5,4086#362454
1957#6,0865#400377
1956#5,3256#360418
1955#4,3768#354415
1954#5,7535#366375
1953—#348396
1952—#364341
1951—#348383
1950—#353364
1949—#390297
1948#5,2435#360350
1947—#396300
1946—#400259
1945—#408219
1944—#396235
1943—#378263
1942—#387245
1941—#384223
1940—#357256
1939—#352249
1938—#368233
1937—#358226
1936—#380207
1935—#354240
1934—#345253
1933—#335252
1932—#333271
1931—#368235
1930—#340268
1929#4,5705#372239
1928—#350265
1927#4,8055#338287
1926—#335298
1925—#336295
1924—#310340
1923—#327319
1922—#321320
1921—#335315
1920—#332308
1919—#309321
1918—#336287
1917—#319286
1916—#315274
1915—#318267
1914—#318204
1913—#293184
1912—#263177
1911—#223128
1910—#25490
1909—#22395
1908—#28757
1907—#22482
1906—#20585
1905—#19093
1904—#21176
1903—#24856
1902—#19981
1901—#20867
1900—#182116
1899—#18078
1898—#161104
1897—#18184
1896—#18289
1895—#18585
1894—#150102
1893—#20171
1892—#154104
1891—#17574
1890—#16188
1889—#141102
1888—#139110
1887—#14488
1886—#128106
1885—#130104
1884—#128112
1883—#123100
1882—#111133
1881—#110111
1880—#110122
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Alonzo was already there! It came in at #110, and was given to 122 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1904, when fewer than 82 boys a year got the name.

Where Alonzo is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedMNIllinois: #351 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,262 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedWIMichigan: #322 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,564 boysMINew York: #433 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,970 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedINOhio: #389 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,563 boysOHPennsylvania: #390 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,110 boysPANew Jersey: #518 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,137 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #397 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 3,666 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #267 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,594 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #314 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,134 boysVAMaryland: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,469 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,816 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedARTennessee: #372 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,461 boysTNNorth Carolina: #416 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,851 boysNCSouth Carolina: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,082 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,320 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,456 boysLAMississippi: #327 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,333 boysMSAlabama: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,887 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,241 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alonzo, so not publishedHITexas: #508 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,033 boysTXFlorida: #296 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,302 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#225 · 1 in 1,320
  2. Alabama#252 · 1 in 1,887
  3. Missouri#267 · 1 in 2,594
  4. South Carolina#283 · 1 in 2,082
  5. Georgia#292 · 1 in 2,241

Best ever in a state: #72 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#22561 in 1,320
Alabama#252141 in 1,887
Missouri#267131 in 2,594
South Carolina#283101 in 2,082
Georgia#292171 in 2,241
Florida#296221 in 2,302
Maryland#30061 in 3,469
New Mexico#30151 in 1,816
Virginia#314101 in 3,134
Michigan#322181 in 3,564
Mississippi#32781 in 2,333
Illinois#351241 in 3,262
Louisiana#355121 in 2,456
Tennessee#37271 in 4,461
Ohio#389141 in 5,563
Pennsylvania#390121 in 6,110
California#397411 in 3,666
North Carolina#41681 in 4,851
New York#433231 in 4,970
Texas#508211 in 5,033
New Jersey#51861 in 7,137
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alonzo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#512 → #511)
  • 34 spots since 2020 (#477 → #511)
  • 16 spots since 2015 (#527 → #511)
  • Biggest jump: 68 spots in 2013 (#568 → #500)
  • Biggest drop: 69 spots in 2009 (#543 → #612)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #110 (122 births)
  • Births halved by 1903, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 855
  • Highest: 1 in 855 boys born in 1882 were named Alonzo (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,895 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #110 in 1880, was only 1 in 906 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 11.4% of all boys named Alonzo (5,251) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,088#110 (1880)#126
1890s879#150 (1894)#173
1900s808#182 (1900)#218
1910s2,218#223 (1911)#295
1920s2,986#310 (1924)#336
1930s2,434#333 (1932)#353
1940s2,647#357 (1940)#386
1950s3,966#348 (1953)#363
1960s4,395#336 (1962)#373
1970s3,490#394 (1971)#428
1980s3,619#421 (1988)#457
1990s4,262#465 (1994)#493
2000s4,329#516 (2000)#552
2010s5,251#469 (2019)#529
2020s3,583#471 (2022)#504

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alonzo in 1974

girls
#8,775
5 births · 1 in 293,507 girls
boys
#430
336 births · 1 in 4,680 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #8,775Alonzo5

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #430Alonzo336
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 293,507 of them was named Alonzo, which outranked 14.4% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alonzo
  1. #7,680Zorica6
  2. #7,680Zully6
  3. #7,680Zuri6
  4. #8,775Alonzo5
  5. #8,775Aaronette5
  6. #8,775Abbigail5
  7. #8,775Abeni5

Tied with 1,472 names at #8,775; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 4,680 of them was named Alonzo, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alonzo
  1. #427Malcolm337
  2. #427Owen337
  3. #427Quentin337
  4. #430Alonzo336
  5. #431Mickey334
  6. #432Simon333
  7. #433Arnold332
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →