Gonzalo
A Spanish name from the Visigothic Gundisalvus, whose first element is the Germanic gunthis, battle; the second element is debated and may mean hall.
Gonzalo in 2025
Gonzalo was given to 127 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,008th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,105 babies born.
The history of Gonzalo
Gonzalo reached its highest point in 2000, when 254 babies were given the name, ranking 1,554th that year.
Across the 124 years of records since 1902, 11,010 babies have been named Gonzalo. Half of them were born before 1993, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Gonzalo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Gonzalo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 2,843 |
| 1910s | 125 | 3,009 |
| 1920s | 408 | 1,784 |
| 1930s | 441 | 1,624 |
| 1940s | 433 | 1,759 |
| 1950s | 585 | 1,910 |
| 1960s | 663 | 2,021 |
| 1970s | 918 | 1,881 |
| 1980s | 1,298 | 1,749 |
| 1990s | 1,876 | 1,621 |
| 2000s | 2,091 | 1,554 |
| 2010s | 1,412 | 2,478 |
| 2020s | 750 | 2,829 |
Where Gonzalo is heading
Gonzalo has fallen 25% over the past decade, from 170 babies in 2015 to 127 in 2025.
Names like Gonzalo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Gonzalo.