Alphonse
Alphonse, also spelled Alfonse, is the French variant of the given name Alfonso. People called Alphonse or Alfonse include:
Meaning & Origin of Alphonse
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alphonse, also spelled Alfonse, is the French variant of the given name Alfonso. People called Alphonse or Alfonse include:
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The Story of Alphonse
Alphonse first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 20 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 357 Alphonses were born — ranking #288 that year. As of 2026, Alphonse ranks #2,474 for baby boys with 55 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 11K Alphonses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alphonse
Alphonse is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Alphonse's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #277. Use the chart and map above to compare Alphonse'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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