boy's name
Gonçalo
- Origin Portuguese
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 431
Gonçalo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Gonçalo is a name of Portuguese origin.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1974.
Gonçalo over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 45 |
| 2010s | 180 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Gonçalo?
In 2025, Gonçalo was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gonçalo is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Gonçalo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Goncalo | Goncalo is Gonçalo without the cedilla, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #3,166. | 211 |
Names that peaked alongside Gonçalo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gonçalo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gonçalo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gonçalo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gonçalo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gonçalo
Is Gonçalo a girl's or a boy's name?
Gonçalo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gonçalo most popular?
Gonçalo peaked in 2010, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Gonçalo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gonçalo currently ranks #4,280 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.