Alfonsa
The Story of Alfonsa
As a girl name
American parents first put Alfonsa on the record books as a girl name in 1924, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 6 Alfonsas were born — ranking #4,434 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1928 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Alfonsas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Alfonsa as a boy name dates back to 1919, when 5 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Alfonsa — #2,356 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Alfonsas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1972 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 144 Alfonsas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alfonsa
Alfonsa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 144 births in the dataset. Alfonsa's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #2,356. Use the chart and map above to compare Alfonsa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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