US rank #4698 Boys' name Peak 2014 478 births

Alanzo — #4698 US boys' name

478 babies named Alanzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s71960s231970s371980s231990s542000s722010s1922020s70
#4698
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Alanzo was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

28 babies were named Alanzo in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alanzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Alanzo between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alanzo currently holds the #4698 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alanzo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alanzo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alanzo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alanzo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 478 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alanzo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2014

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,698

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alanzo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
28
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
0102030 202420182012200619971990197519651882 7

Alanzo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
192 births that decade — 40% of Alanzo's all-time total
1880s71960s231970s371980s231990s542000s722010s1922020s70

Alanzo by state

Where Alanzo concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alanzo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 5.2%
#2 Texas
22 4.6%
California share of Alanzo's total US births 5.2%
Even split

25 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alanzo?
478 babies have been named Alanzo since 1882. It currently ranks #4698 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 28 births.
When was Alanzo most popular?
Alanzo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Alanzo most popular?
The top states for the name Alanzo are California (25 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Alanzo been used?
Alanzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alanzo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alan, Alain, Alaric, Alastair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.