Alphonse
Alphonse was the 2516th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 277th; the most babies were born in 1918 (357). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,783 places. More babies were named Alphonse in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,516 boys, down 97 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,590babies recorded
Alphonse popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,516 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,419 | 54 |
| 2010 | #6,049 | 14 |
| 2000 | #3,772 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,309 | 30 |
| 1980 | #1,853 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,701 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,046 | 54 |
| 1950 | #755 | 83 |
| 1940 | #591 | 100 |
| 1930 | #469 | 159 |
| 1920 | #320 | 329 |
| 1910 | #329 | 56 |
| 1900 | #433 | 27 |
| 1890 | #424 | 18 |
| 1880 | #382 | 20 |
How popular is Alphonse, counting every spelling?
Alphonse has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Alphonse?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alphonse (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alphonse born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alphonse.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alphonse?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Alphonse are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 26 and 73. That makes Alphonse a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alphonse by state
How common Alphonse was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Alphonse
How popular is the name Alphonse?
Alphonse was the 2516th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 277th; the most babies were born in 1918 (357). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,783 places. More babies were named Alphonse in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Alphonse a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alphonse in the US.
Where is Alphonse most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alphonse was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.