Given name & surname
Lonzo
“one who is ready for battle”
Lonzo is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is ready for battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who is ready for battle.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
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
Lonzo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,961
- 3,961 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,206 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,206 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Arizona had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,116 as a first name in 2020; 466 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.
Lonzo’s family of names
Lonzo has a related form in Lonzeo. Lonzo has a related form in Lonzio.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lonzo
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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