How Many People Are Named Gonsalo?
An estimated 202 people in the United States have the first name Gonsalo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Gonsalo peaked in popularity in 1980 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gonsalo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gonsalo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
202
About 1 in 1,696,804 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1980
10 births
Total Registered
231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gonsalo
Gonsalo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 231 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gonsalo as a male name
Ranked #12,949 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1980 (10 births)
Gonsalo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gonsalo span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 62 babies were registered. Gonsalo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gonsalo by Decade
How has Gonsalo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gonsalo by State
Gonsalo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gonsalo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gonsalo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gonsalo?
We estimate approximately 202 people named Gonsalo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,696,804 Americans share this first name.
Is Gonsalo a common name?
Gonsalo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gonsalo most popular?
Gonsalo reached peak popularity in 1980, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gonsalo is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gonsalo a male name?
Gonsalo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gonsalo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gonsalo Smith, Gonsalo Johnson, Gonsalo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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