Afonso is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Afonso in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Afonso
Afonso is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 340 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1382 in 2018 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Afonso is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Afonso in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Afonso
Afonso Alves — Afonso Alves Martins Júnior, better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Afonso, Prince of Beira — Dom Afonso de Braganza, Prince of Beira, is the eldest son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and Isabel, Duchess of Braganza.
Afonso Eulálio — Afonso Oliveira Eulálio is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Afonso
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Afonso per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Afonso in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Afonso has been fairly steady, ranked #2,014 in 2025 against #1,935 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,382 in 2018.
Afonso is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Afonso include: Afonso Alves, Afonso, Prince of Beira and Afonso Eulálio. Short summaries for each appear below.
Afonso does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Afonsos in the wild.
12
UK babies named Afonso (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Afonso
Almost certainly the only Afonso in the class
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UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Afonso
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Alfonso, also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century.