Alphonsus
Alphonsus is a masculine given name and surname which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Alphonsus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alphonsus is a masculine given name and surname which may refer to:
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The Story of Alphonsus
Alphonsus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 28 Alphonsuss were born — ranking #1,291 that year. As of 2026, Alphonsus ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 447 Alphonsuss 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 Alphonsus
Alphonsus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 447 births in the dataset. Alphonsus's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Alphonsus'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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