Alfonso
Alphonso or Alfonso is a masculine given name and occasional nickname which may refer to:
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Alfonso
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alphonso or Alfonso is a masculine given name and occasional nickname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Alfonso
Alfonso first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 574 Alfonsos were born — ranking #395 that year. As of 2026, Alfonso ranks #917 for baby boys with 252 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 42K Alfonsos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alfonso
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About the name Alfonso
Alfonso is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 42K births in the dataset. Alfonso's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #294. Use the chart and map above to compare Alfonso'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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