Afonso
Boy · a-FON-soo · Germanic
Afonso is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble and ready”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies).
What does Afonso mean?
Germanic: Portuguese form of Alfonso
“noble and ready”
Afonso Henriques became the first King of Portugal in the 12th century.
- Say it
- a-FON-soo
Is Afonso a girl's or a boy's name?
Afonso is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Afonso in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Afonso, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Afonso in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Afonso in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
Names like Afonso
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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