Alphonsa
- Last seen for boys in 1991 at #7,271
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 260since 1911
Alphonsa over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Alphonsa has never cracked the top 1,000 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
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| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
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| 1987 | #6,951 | 5 |
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| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
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| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
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| 1967 | #3,231 | 7 |
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| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
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| 1962 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
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| 1958 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,173 | 6 |
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| 1942 | #3,212 | 6 |
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| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,197 | 11 |
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| 1935 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #2,849 | 8 |
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| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 |
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| 1927 | #3,780 | 6 |
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| 1925 | #3,741 | 6 |
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| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
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First appearance
1911
The first year at least five boys were named Alphonsa! It came in at #1,537, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1924, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Alphonsa is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Alphonsa in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 1911 at #1,537 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1913, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 37,662
- Highest: 1 in 37,662 boys born in 1911 were named Alphonsa (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 336,721 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 32.3% of all boys named Alphonsa (84) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 11 | #1,537 (1911) | #2,041 |
| 1920s | 12 | #3,741 (1925) | #3,761 |
| 1930s | 54 | #2,197 (1937) | #3,155 |
| 1940s | 36 | #2,478 (1940) | #2,968 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,321 (1950) | #2,715 |
| 1960s | 42 | #2,364 (1962) | #3,129 |
| 1970s | 10 | #4,907 (1971) | #5,004 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,951 (1987) | #6,951 |
| 1990s | 6 | #7,271 (1991) | #7,271 |
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.
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