Gonzalo
Gonzalo was the 1423rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 695th with 254 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Gonzalo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,423 boys, up 120 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 127boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000254 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,010babies recorded
Gonzalo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,423 | 127 |
| 2020 | #1,543 | 107 |
| 2010 | #1,215 | 146 |
| 2000 | #695 | 254 |
| 1990 | #771 | 174 |
| 1980 | #791 | 123 |
| 1970 | #889 | 83 |
| 1960 | #906 | 70 |
| 1950 | #963 | 52 |
| 1940 | #852 | 55 |
| 1930 | #901 | 55 |
| 1920 | #1,717 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,687 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gonzalo, counting every spelling?
Gonzalo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,350 for boys in 2025, against #1,423 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Gonzalo?
127 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gonzalo (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gonzalo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gonzalo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gonzalo?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Gonzalo are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 17 and 44. That makes Gonzalo mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gonzalo by state
How common Gonzalo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.2×), Texas (2.5×), California (2.5×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Gonzalo
How popular is the name Gonzalo?
Gonzalo was the 1423rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 695th with 254 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Gonzalo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gonzalo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gonzalo in the US.
Where is Gonzalo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gonzalo was most common in Arizona (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.