Given name & surname
Alonza
“one who is ready for battle”·“noble and ready for battle”
Alonza is a variant of Alonsa. In French use, Alonsa carries the interpretation “one who is ready for battle.” Alonza is a variant of Alfonsa. In Spanish use, Alfonsa carries the interpretation “noble and ready for battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alonza is a variant of Alonsa. In French use, Alonsa carries the interpretation “one who is ready for battle.” Alonza is a variant of Alfonsa. In Spanish use, Alfonsa carries the interpretation “noble and ready for battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alonza connects to the Alfonso name family through Alfonsa. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alonza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,321
- 3,315 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 60 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,102 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 66,081 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alonza’s family of names
Alonza has a related form in Alfonsa. Alonza has a related form in Alonsa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Alonza
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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