Alphonso
Alphonso or Alfonso is a masculine given name and occasional nickname which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Alphonso
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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The Story of Alphonso
Alphonso first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 319 Alphonsos were born — ranking #444 that year. As of 2026, Alphonso ranks #5,196 for baby boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 15K Alphonsos 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 Alphonso
Alphonso is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Alphonso's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #375. Use the chart and map above to compare Alphonso'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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