Boys' name · since 1880
Alonza
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,315 babies named Alonza, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,315
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alonza is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,315 have been recorded since 1880.
Alonza has 3,315 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #2,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,315 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alonza ranks #2,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,315 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,315
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alonza's 3,315 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Alonza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alonza's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alonza popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1961)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Alonza popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2001 (Alonza as girls' name)
Alonza by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (492 births, 15% of the file).
1950s was Alonza's strongest decade.
492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Alonza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 99
1880s
99 births
- 1890s 90
1890s
90 births
- 1900s 101
1900s
101 births
- 1910s
1910s
280 births
- 1920s
1920s
407 births
- 1930s
1930s
360 births
- 1940s
1940s
376 births
- 1950s
1950s
492 births
- 1960s
1960s
424 births
- 1970s
1970s
278 births
- 1980s
1980s
212 births
- 1990s 119
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 492 births (15% of all-time use).
How Alonza 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 Alonza's total volume
Alonza by state
Where Alonza concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 432 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 385 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 218 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 197 | 5.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 98 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 78 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.2% |
432 of 3,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Alonza's data
- Alonza's decade-level peak was the 1950s (492 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Alonzas (432 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Alonza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1880–2022 (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 Alonza 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.