Given name
Lafonzo
“one who is centered”
Lafonzo is a variant of Laphonso. One American interpretation is “one who is centered.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lafonzo is a variant of Laphonso. One American interpretation is “one who is centered.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lafonzo is a variant of Laphonso. An origin associated with Laphonso is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lafonzo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 5 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 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lafonzo’s family of names
Lafonzo has a related form in Laphonso.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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