Alfonso
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · #1,012 for boys in 2025, 223 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1929 · 356 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 41,464since 1881
Alfonso over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Alfonso has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,012 | 223 | |
| 2024 | — | #922 | 251 | |
| 2023 | — | #977 | 224 | |
| 2022 | — | #920 | 252 | |
| 2021 | — | #871 | 265 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,007 | 209 | |
| 2019 | — | #942 | 229 | |
| 2018 | — | #915 | 235 | |
| 2017 | — | #811 | 279 | |
| 2016 | — | #927 | 229 | |
| 2015 | — | #796 | 293 | |
| 2014 | — | #849 | 263 | |
| 2013 | — | #787 | 286 | |
| 2012 | — | #797 | 283 | |
| 2011 | — | #795 | 279 | |
| 2010 | — | #746 | 304 | |
| 2009 | — | #649 | 382 | |
| 2008 | — | #588 | 430 | |
| 2007 | — | #521 | 499 | |
| 2006 | — | #550 | 457 | |
| 2005 | — | #534 | 455 | |
| 2004 | — | #523 | 458 | |
| 2003 | — | #521 | 455 | |
| 2002 | — | #493 | 468 | |
| 2001 | — | #521 | 428 | |
| 2000 | — | #490 | 476 | |
| 1999 | — | #464 | 490 | |
| 1998 | — | #464 | 485 | |
| 1997 | — | #441 | 506 | |
| 1996 | — | #440 | 508 | |
| 1995 | — | #454 | 495 | |
| 1994 | — | #430 | 530 | |
| 1993 | — | #421 | 544 | |
| 1992 | — | #418 | 532 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #395 | 574 |
| 1990 | — | #422 | 537 | |
| 1989 | — | #419 | 496 | |
| 1988 | — | #394 | 502 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #417 | 437 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #378 | 488 |
| 1985 | — | #395 | 458 | |
| 1984 | — | #413 | 399 | |
| 1983 | — | #395 | 420 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #392 | 429 |
| 1981 | — | #375 | 460 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #381 | 448 |
| 1979 | — | #385 | 441 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #380 | 415 |
| 1977 | — | #388 | 412 | |
| 1976 | — | #395 | 382 | |
| 1975 | — | #374 | 433 | |
| 1974 | — | #389 | 396 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #369 | 427 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #399 | 385 |
| 1971 | — | #395 | 416 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #396 | 408 |
| 1969 | — | #416 | 363 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #408 | 358 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #385 | 381 |
| 1966 | — | #391 | 366 | |
| 1965 | — | #401 | 384 | |
| 1964 | — | #407 | 389 | |
| 1963 | — | #403 | 399 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #426 | 353 |
| 1961 | — | #397 | 399 | |
| 1960 | — | #406 | 383 | |
| 1959 | — | #401 | 392 | |
| 1958 | — | #397 | 385 | |
| 1957 | — | #379 | 415 | |
| 1956 | — | #388 | 373 | |
| 1955 | — | #368 | 387 | |
| 1954 | — | #353 | 412 | |
| 1953 | — | #349 | 393 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #362 | 352 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #366 | 354 |
| 1950 | — | #358 | 356 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #358 | 352 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #345 | 380 |
| 1947 | — | #365 | 354 | |
| 1946 | — | #377 | 299 | |
| 1945 | — | #373 | 261 | |
| 1944 | — | #364 | 274 | |
| 1943 | — | #373 | 269 | |
| 1942 | — | #374 | 264 | |
| 1941 | — | #361 | 262 | |
| 1940 | — | #345 | 272 | |
| 1939 | — | #329 | 282 | |
| 1938 | — | #325 | 291 | |
| 1937 | — | #331 | 270 | |
| 1936 | — | #318 | 287 | |
| 1935 | — | #336 | 265 | |
| 1934 | — | #329 | 271 | |
| 1933 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1932 | — | #307 | 323 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #298 | 347 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #295 | 373 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #294 | 356 |
| 1928 | — | #303 | 335 | |
| 1927 | — | #311 | 340 | |
| 1926 | — | #313 | 326 | |
| 1925 | — | #313 | 331 | |
| 1924 | — | #305 | 353 | |
| 1923 | — | #306 | 343 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #334 | 305 |
| 1921 | — | #329 | 321 | |
| 1920 | — | #348 | 284 | |
| 1919 | — | #394 | 220 | |
| 1918 | — | #390 | 237 | |
| 1917 | — | #372 | 228 | |
| 1916 | — | #378 | 212 | |
| 1915 | — | #396 | 184 | |
| 1914 | — | #384 | 152 | |
| 1913 | — | #325 | 156 | |
| 1912 | — | #329 | 131 | |
| 1911 | — | #328 | 69 | |
| 1910 | — | #318 | 60 | |
| 1909 | — | #302 | 57 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #328 | 42 | |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #360 | 31 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #394 | 23 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Alfonso! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Alfonso is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#53 · 1 in 214
- Arizona#66 · 1 in 245
- Texas#135 · 1 in 663
- Colorado#139 · 1 in 697
- California#155 · 1 in 977
Best ever in a state: #28 in New Mexico, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #53 | 24 | 1 in 214 |
| Arizona | #66 | 17 | 1 in 245 |
| Texas | #135 | 84 | 1 in 663 |
| Colorado | #139 | 12 | 1 in 697 |
| California | #155 | 39 | 1 in 977 |
| New Jersey | #213 | 8 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Florida | #259 | 6 | 1 in 2,084 |
| New York | #259 | 22 | 1 in 3,817 |
| Pennsylvania | #298 | 13 | 1 in 5,508 |
| Michigan | #362 | 6 | 1 in 6,639 |
| Virginia | #377 | 5 | 1 in 4,364 |
| Georgia | #387 | 6 | 1 in 4,759 |
| Alabama | #449 | 5 | 1 in 5,368 |
| Illinois | #452 | 5 | 1 in 10,470 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 90 spots since 2024 (#922 → #1,012)
- 5 spots since 2020 (#1,007 → #1,012)
- 216 spots since 2015 (#796 → #1,012)
- Biggest jump: 397 spots in 1891 (#994 → #597)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1890 (#789 → #994)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1929 at #294 (356 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 140 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1888–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,877
- Highest: 1 in 2,877 boys born in 1909 were named Alfonso (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,660 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #294 in 1929, was only 1 in 3,021 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 12.5% of all boys named Alfonso (5,201) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 43 | #644 (1883) | #760 |
| 1890s | 108 | #473 (1898) | #678 |
| 1900s | 338 | #302 (1909) | #371 |
| 1910s | 1,649 | #318 (1910) | #361 |
| 1920s | 3,294 | #294 (1929) | #316 |
| 1930s | 2,986 | #295 (1930) | #319 |
| 1940s | 2,987 | #345 (1948) | #364 |
| 1950s | 3,819 | #349 (1953) | #372 |
| 1960s | 3,775 | #385 (1967) | #404 |
| 1970s | 4,115 | #369 (1973) | #387 |
| 1980s | 4,537 | #375 (1981) | #396 |
| 1990s | 5,201 | #395 (1991) | #435 |
| 2000s | 4,508 | #490 (2000) | #539 |
| 2010s | 2,680 | #746 (2010) | #837 |
| 2020s | 1,424 | #871 (2021) | #952 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alfonso in 1936
boys
#318
287 births · 1 in 3,614 boys
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 3,614 of them was named Alfonso, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alfonso
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.