Boys' name · since 1915
Alonso
12,231 babies named Alonso in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,231
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alonso currently ranks #785 among boys' names in America, with 12,231 babies recorded since 1915.
Alonso has 12,231 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #785 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #785 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,231 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alonso ranks #1,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #785 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,231 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,075 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,231
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alonso's 12,231 recorded births place it above 97.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alonso compares
12,231 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alonso's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alonso | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 380 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alonso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alonso splits its recorded history at 1972: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 380 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alonso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 380
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Alonso by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,311 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Alonso's strongest decade.
3,311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alonso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 66
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 72
1930s
72 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 146
1950s
146 births
- 1960s 236
1960s
236 births
- 1970s 457
1970s
457 births
- 1980s 836
1980s
836 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,883 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,225 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,311 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,894 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,311 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alonso compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alonso's total volume
Alonso by state
Where Alonso concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,782 | 30.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,562 | 20.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 655 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 629 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 403 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 325 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 258 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 195 | 1.6% |
3,782 of 12,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Alonso appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alonso's data
- Alonso's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,311 total births) through the 2020s (1,894) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alonsos (3,782 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alonso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alonso draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.