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Alonso

Pronounced AH0 L AA1 N S OW0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2010
  • 110 years in use
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How popular is Alonso?

Alonso is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 12,101 children — the 958th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2010, when 386 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AH0 L AA1 N S OW0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Alonso

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Alonso

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Alonso?
Alonso ranks 958th among boys' names in US records, with 12,101 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,289.
Is Alonso a unisex name?
No. Alonso is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Alonso most popular?
2010, when 386 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.