Given name
Gonsalo
“of the battle; resembling a wolf”
Gonsalo is a variant of Gonzalo. One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gonsalo is a variant of Gonzalo. One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gonsalo is a variant of Gonzalo. Gonzalo has been associated with Germanic and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gonsalo is a variant of Gonzalo. The history of Gonzalo gives this family its wider story. An earlier form, Gundisalvus, was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gonsalo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 231
- 231 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 10 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 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 299 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gonsalo’s family of names
Gonsalo has a related form in Gonzalo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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