Alphonso

Last seen for girls in 1987 at #11,325 · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1900 · 35 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
15,187
since 1880

Alphonso over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Alphonso has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #375, 1900boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,70721
2024#5,44317
2023#4,45623
2022#5,01919
2021#5,11018
2020#4,27523
2019#4,48022
2018#3,99326
2017#3,37833
2016#3,52431
2015#4,29523
2014#3,69328
2013#3,86426
2012#3,05937
2011#2,74843
2010#3,37732
2009#3,10537
2008#2,63247
2007#2,76543
2006#2,34853
2005#2,32550
2004#2,13155
2003#2,10253
2002#1,94357
2001#2,05051
2000#1,76862
1999#1,77856
1998#1,47575
1997#1,51968
1996#1,31483
1995#1,45667
1994#1,21190
1993#1,055110
1992#979122
1991#1,030110
1990#809158
1989#810149
1988#836129
1987#11,3255#836124
1986#724156
1985#736144
1984#763129
1983#821113
1982#853108
1981#780125
1980#808118
1979#768127
1978#767122
1977#751129
1976#9,2845#739127
1975#664155
1974#577193
1973#620162
1972#580188
1971#587196
1970#554216
1969#540211
1968#522212
1967#509218
1966#499229
1965#513220
1964#509236
1963#6,5925#498259
1962#444319
1961#469300
1960#5,6966#470284
1959#460299
1958#478271
1957#453289
1956#436299
1955#417309
1954#432279
1953#432269
1952#434261
1951#405283
1950#457209
1949#442230
1948#468202
1947#471203
1946#469186
1945#515136
1944#551120
1943#524143
1942#512142
1941#485146
1940#487140
1939#511123
1938#499136
1937#523122
1936#552107
1935#486136
1934#523125
1933#506123
1932#454156
1931#532119
1930#4,0476#526129
1929#557112
1928#578114
1927#562120
1926#580114
1925#554124
1924#65796
1923#582116
1922#617109
1921#553128
1920#68787
1919#545120
1918#611101
1917#60397
1916#574100
1915#63284
1914#58573
1913#59255
1912#47069
1911#53331
1910#46135
1909#57421
1908#54122
1907#54020
1906#42427
1905#52519
1904#46621
1903#57615
1902#58314
1901#59612
1900#37535
1899#61311
1898#66311
1897#61512
1896#59213
1895
1894#59412
1893
1892#7489
1891#7667
1890#7398
1889
1888#60911
1887
1886#6479
1885
1884#7018
1883#7996
1882#6918
1881#7067
1880#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Alphonso was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Alphonso is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedMNIllinois: #424 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,888 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedWIMichigan: #402 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,032 boysMINew York: #420 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 6,992 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedIAIndiana: #433 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,713 boysINOhio: #505 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,184 boysOHPennsylvania: #351 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,934 boysPANew Jersey: #435 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,787 boysNJConnecticut: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,196 boysCTCalifornia: #560 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 10,391 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedNEMissouri: #384 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,812 boysMOKentucky: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,688 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedWVVirginia: #325 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,602 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,959 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,717 boysNCSouth Carolina: #202 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,184 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,412 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedLAMississippi: #316 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,684 boysMSAlabama: #269 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,021 boysALGeorgia: #225 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,465 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alphonso, so not publishedHITexas: #988 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 23,866 boysTXFlorida: #215 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,322 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#202 · 1 in 1,184
  2. Florida#215 · 1 in 1,322
  3. Georgia#225 · 1 in 1,465
  4. District of Columbia#267 · 1 in 2,412
  5. Alabama#269 · 1 in 2,021

Best ever in a state: #108 in Florida, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#202231 in 1,184
Florida#215411 in 1,322
Georgia#225321 in 1,465
District of Columbia#26761 in 2,412
Alabama#269181 in 2,021
Maryland#30781 in 3,959
Mississippi#316101 in 2,684
Connecticut#31951 in 5,196
Virginia#325121 in 3,602
Pennsylvania#351161 in 6,934
Kentucky#36361 in 5,688
Missouri#38481 in 5,812
Michigan#402111 in 8,032
North Carolina#41291 in 5,717
New York#420251 in 6,992
Illinois#424161 in 6,888
Indiana#43361 in 8,713
New Jersey#43571 in 8,787
Ohio#50581 in 13,184
California#560181 in 10,391
Texas#98851 in 23,866
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Wisconsin
Wyoming

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 Alphonso
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 736 spots since 2024 (#5,443#4,707)
  • 432 spots since 2020 (#4,275#4,707)
  • 412 spots since 2015 (#4,295#4,707)
  • Biggest jump: 238 spots in 1900 (#613#375)
  • Biggest drop: 221 spots in 1901 (#375#596)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1900 at #375 (35 births)
  • Births halved by 1901, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 107 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1896–1990
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,299
  • Highest: 1 in 4,299 boys born in 1900 were named Alphonso (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 81,337 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 18.2% of all boys named Alphonso (2,768) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s54#609 (1888)#723
1890s83#592 (1896)#666
1900s206#375 (1900)#520
1910s765#461 (1910)#561
1920s1,120#553 (1921)#593
1930s1,276#454 (1932)#511
1940s1,648#442 (1949)#492
1950s2,768#405 (1951)#440
1960s2,488#444 (1962)#497
1970s1,615#554 (1970)#661
1980s1,295#724 (1986)#797
1990s939#809 (1990)#1,263
2000s508#1,768 (2000)#2,317
2010s301#2,748 (2011)#3,641
2020s121#4,275 (2020)#4,835

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.

Alphonso in 1962

boys
#444
319 births · 1 in 6,485 boys

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #444Alphonso319
More about 1962

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 6,485 of them was named Alphonso, which outranked 90.4% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alphonso
  1. #440Ervin325
  2. #440Mathew325
  3. #443Ronny322
  4. #444Alphonso319
  5. #444Rodolfo319
  6. #446Dirk314
  7. #446Seth314
  8. #448Bryon313

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962