Afonso
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning noble and ready; a form of alphonse.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2014
12 babies
Afonso by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Afonso.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Afonso. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Afonso, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Afonso
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