Alfonso
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · #1,012 for boys in 2025, 223 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1929 · 356 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 41,464since 1881
Alfonso over time
Rank among boys' names. Alfonso has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,012 | 223 | |
| 2024 | — | #922 | 251 | |
| 2023 | — | #977 | 224 | |
| 2022 | — | #920 | 252 | |
| 2021 | — | #871 | 265 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,007 | 209 | |
| 2019 | — | #942 | 229 | |
| 2018 | — | #915 | 235 | |
| 2017 | — | #811 | 279 | |
| 2016 | — | #927 | 229 | |
| 2015 | — | #796 | 293 | |
| 2014 | — | #849 | 263 | |
| 2013 | — | #787 | 286 | |
| 2012 | — | #797 | 283 | |
| 2011 | — | #795 | 279 | |
| 2010 | — | #746 | 304 | |
| 2009 | — | #649 | 382 | |
| 2008 | — | #588 | 430 | |
| 2007 | — | #521 | 499 | |
| 2006 | — | #550 | 457 | |
| 2005 | — | #534 | 455 | |
| 2004 | — | #523 | 458 | |
| 2003 | — | #521 | 455 | |
| 2002 | — | #493 | 468 | |
| 2001 | — | #521 | 428 | |
| 2000 | — | #490 | 476 | |
| 1999 | — | #464 | 490 | |
| 1998 | — | #464 | 485 | |
| 1997 | — | #441 | 506 | |
| 1996 | — | #440 | 508 | |
| 1995 | — | #454 | 495 | |
| 1994 | — | #430 | 530 | |
| 1993 | — | #421 | 544 | |
| 1992 | — | #418 | 532 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #395 | 574 |
| 1990 | — | #422 | 537 | |
| 1989 | — | #419 | 496 | |
| 1988 | — | #394 | 502 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #417 | 437 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #378 | 488 |
| 1985 | — | #395 | 458 | |
| 1984 | — | #413 | 399 | |
| 1983 | — | #395 | 420 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #392 | 429 |
| 1981 | — | #375 | 460 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #381 | 448 |
| 1979 | — | #385 | 441 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #380 | 415 |
| 1977 | — | #388 | 412 | |
| 1976 | — | #395 | 382 | |
| 1975 | — | #374 | 433 | |
| 1974 | — | #389 | 396 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #369 | 427 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #399 | 385 |
| 1971 | — | #395 | 416 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #396 | 408 |
| 1969 | — | #416 | 363 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #408 | 358 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #385 | 381 |
| 1966 | — | #391 | 366 | |
| 1965 | — | #401 | 384 | |
| 1964 | — | #407 | 389 | |
| 1963 | — | #403 | 399 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #426 | 353 |
| 1961 | — | #397 | 399 | |
| 1960 | — | #406 | 383 | |
| 1959 | — | #401 | 392 | |
| 1958 | — | #397 | 385 | |
| 1957 | — | #379 | 415 | |
| 1956 | — | #388 | 373 | |
| 1955 | — | #368 | 387 | |
| 1954 | — | #353 | 412 | |
| 1953 | — | #349 | 393 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #362 | 352 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #366 | 354 |
| 1950 | — | #358 | 356 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #358 | 352 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #345 | 380 |
| 1947 | — | #365 | 354 | |
| 1946 | — | #377 | 299 | |
| 1945 | — | #373 | 261 | |
| 1944 | — | #364 | 274 | |
| 1943 | — | #373 | 269 | |
| 1942 | — | #374 | 264 | |
| 1941 | — | #361 | 262 | |
| 1940 | — | #345 | 272 | |
| 1939 | — | #329 | 282 | |
| 1938 | — | #325 | 291 | |
| 1937 | — | #331 | 270 | |
| 1936 | — | #318 | 287 | |
| 1935 | — | #336 | 265 | |
| 1934 | — | #329 | 271 | |
| 1933 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1932 | — | #307 | 323 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #298 | 347 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #295 | 373 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #294 | 356 |
| 1928 | — | #303 | 335 | |
| 1927 | — | #311 | 340 | |
| 1926 | — | #313 | 326 | |
| 1925 | — | #313 | 331 | |
| 1924 | — | #305 | 353 | |
| 1923 | — | #306 | 343 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #334 | 305 |
| 1921 | — | #329 | 321 | |
| 1920 | — | #348 | 284 | |
| 1919 | — | #394 | 220 | |
| 1918 | — | #390 | 237 | |
| 1917 | — | #372 | 228 | |
| 1916 | — | #378 | 212 | |
| 1915 | — | #396 | 184 | |
| 1914 | — | #384 | 152 | |
| 1913 | — | #325 | 156 | |
| 1912 | — | #329 | 131 | |
| 1911 | — | #328 | 69 | |
| 1910 | — | #318 | 60 | |
| 1909 | — | #302 | 57 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #328 | 42 | |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #360 | 31 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #394 | 23 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Alfonso! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Alfonso is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#137 · 1 in 642
- Colorado#165 · 1 in 1,122
- Texas#201 · 1 in 1,130
- California#217 · 1 in 1,824
- Florida#220 · 1 in 1,716
Best ever in a state: #28 in New Mexico, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #137 | 15 | 1 in 642 |
| Colorado | #165 | 14 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Texas | #201 | 89 | 1 in 1,130 |
| California | #217 | 66 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Florida | #220 | 17 | 1 in 1,716 |
| District of Columbia | #232 | 5 | 1 in 2,435 |
| Arizona | #238 | 6 | 1 in 1,609 |
| New York | #277 | 34 | 1 in 4,389 |
| Alabama | #286 | 13 | 1 in 2,987 |
| New Jersey | #287 | 7 | 1 in 6,553 |
| Maryland | #288 | 5 | 1 in 4,737 |
| South Carolina | #313 | 8 | 1 in 3,575 |
| Virginia | #336 | 8 | 1 in 4,603 |
| Georgia | #344 | 10 | 1 in 4,388 |
| Pennsylvania | #357 | 12 | 1 in 9,026 |
| Illinois | #373 | 13 | 1 in 7,007 |
| Michigan | #405 | 8 | 1 in 9,490 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alfonso
- 90 spots since 2024 (#922 → #1,012)
- 5 spots since 2020 (#1,007 → #1,012)
- 216 spots since 2015 (#796 → #1,012)
- Biggest jump: 397 spots in 1891 (#994 → #597)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1890 (#789 → #994)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1929 at #294 (356 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1888–2019
- Highest: 1 in 2,877 boys born in 1909 were named Alfonso (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,660 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #294 in 1929, was only 1 in 3,021 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 12.5% of all boys named Alfonso (5,201) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 43 | #644 (1883) | #760 |
| 1890s | 108 | #473 (1898) | #678 |
| 1900s | 338 | #302 (1909) | #371 |
| 1910s | 1,649 | #318 (1910) | #361 |
| 1920s | 3,294 | #294 (1929) | #316 |
| 1930s | 2,986 | #295 (1930) | #319 |
| 1940s | 2,987 | #345 (1948) | #364 |
| 1950s | 3,819 | #349 (1953) | #372 |
| 1960s | 3,775 | #385 (1967) | #404 |
| 1970s | 4,115 | #369 (1973) | #387 |
| 1980s | 4,537 | #375 (1981) | #396 |
| 1990s | 5,201 | #395 (1991) | #435 |
| 2000s | 4,508 | #490 (2000) | #539 |
| 2010s | 2,680 | #746 (2010) | #837 |
| 2020s | 1,424 | #871 (2021) | #952 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alfonso in 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 342,175 of them was named Alfonso, which outranked 13.6% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 822 names at #5,244; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 5,040 of them was named Alfonso, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.