Given name & surname · also Spanish, Latin
Gonzalo
“of the battle; resembling a wolf”
Gonzalo is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Original Spanishโกฺนซฺาโล
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “of the battle; resembling a wolf.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Germanic and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
The story
An earlier form, Gundisalvus, was in use during the Middle Ages.
Gonzalo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,010
- 11,010 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 254 babies
- 2025
- 127
- #1,423 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 127 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,423 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 254 in 2000. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,281 as a first name in 2020; 684 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gonzalo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Gonzalo shares a linguistic root with the Italian form CONSALVO. Gonzalo has a related form in Gonzalez. In Spanish usage, Gonzalo has a conventional equivalent in the Irish form Cathal.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gonzalo has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
12 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- CathalIrish
- Gozaloequivalent
- GonsalwyPolish
- Gonçalvocognate · Portuguese
- Gonçalocognate · Portuguese
- Consalvocognate · Italian
- Gundisalvusequivalent
- ГонсалоRussian
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People named Gonzalo
- Gonzalo HiguaínArgentine association football playerborn 1987
- Gonzalo MontielArgentinian association football playerborn 1997
- Gonzalo CastroGerman footballerborn 1987
- Gonzalo JaraChilean association football playerborn 1985
- Gonzalo Sánchez de LozadaPresident of Boliviaborn 1930
- Gonzalo PlataEcuadorian footballerborn 2000
- Gonzalo Fernández de CórdobaSpanish general (1453-1515)
- Gonzalo RodríguezArgentine association football playerborn 1984
- Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesadafounder of Bogotá1509–1579
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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