The first name Gonzalo
A boy’s name from Spanish.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Gonzalo.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Gonzalo, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 8 births (#2,404).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gonzalo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gonzalo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 127 boys born in the United States were named Gonzalo, the 1,423rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 254 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Gonzalo
59 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gonzalo HiguaínArgentine association football player, born 1987
- Gonzalo MontielArgentinian association football player, born 1997
- Gonzalo CastroGerman footballer, born 1987
- Gonzalo JaraChilean association football player, born 1985
- Gonzalo PlataEcuadorian footballer, born 2000
- Gonzalo RodríguezArgentine association football player, born 1984
- Gonzalo Jiménez de QuesadaFounder of Bogotá, 1509–1579
- Gonzalo FierroChilean footballer, born 1983
- Gonzalo de Berceo13th-century Castilian poet, 1196–1260
- Gonzalo RojasChilean writer, poet and professor, 1917–2011
- Gonzalo BergessioArgentinian footballer, born 1984
- Infante Gonzalo of Spain(1914-1934)
More Spanish boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Gonzalo mean?
- Borrowed from Spanish Gonzalo.
- What is the origin of the name Gonzalo?
- Borrowed from Spanish Gonzalo.
- How popular is the name Gonzalo?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Gonzalo, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2020, with 8 births.
- Is Gonzalo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,010 US babies named Gonzalo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gonzalo most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 254 babies were named Gonzalo, its highest rank at 695th.