Alphonso
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #11,325 · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1900 · 35 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,187since 1880
Alphonso over time
Rank among boys' names. Alphonso has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | #4,707 | 21 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,443 | 17 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,456 | 23 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,019 | 19 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,110 | 18 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,275 | 23 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,480 | 22 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,993 | 26 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,378 | 33 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,524 | 31 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,295 | 23 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,693 | 28 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,864 | 26 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,059 | 37 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,748 | 43 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,377 | 32 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,105 | 37 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,632 | 47 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,765 | 43 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,348 | 53 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,325 | 50 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,131 | 55 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,102 | 53 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,943 | 57 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,050 | 51 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,768 | 62 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,778 | 56 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,475 | 75 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,519 | 68 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,314 | 83 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,456 | 67 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,211 | 90 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,055 | 110 | |
| 1992 | — | #979 | 122 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,030 | 110 | |
| 1990 | — | #809 | 158 | |
| 1989 | — | #810 | 149 | |
| 1988 | — | #836 | 129 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #836 | 124 |
| 1986 | — | #724 | 156 | |
| 1985 | — | #736 | 144 | |
| 1984 | — | #763 | 129 | |
| 1983 | — | #821 | 113 | |
| 1982 | — | #853 | 108 | |
| 1981 | — | #780 | 125 | |
| 1980 | — | #808 | 118 | |
| 1979 | — | #768 | 127 | |
| 1978 | — | #767 | 122 | |
| 1977 | — | #751 | 129 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #739 | 127 |
| 1975 | — | #664 | 155 | |
| 1974 | — | #577 | 193 | |
| 1973 | — | #620 | 162 | |
| 1972 | — | #580 | 188 | |
| 1971 | — | #587 | 196 | |
| 1970 | — | #554 | 216 | |
| 1969 | — | #540 | 211 | |
| 1968 | — | #522 | 212 | |
| 1967 | — | #509 | 218 | |
| 1966 | — | #499 | 229 | |
| 1965 | — | #513 | 220 | |
| 1964 | — | #509 | 236 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #498 | 259 |
| 1962 | — | #444 | 319 | |
| 1961 | — | #469 | 300 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #470 | 284 |
| 1959 | — | #460 | 299 | |
| 1958 | — | #478 | 271 | |
| 1957 | — | #453 | 289 | |
| 1956 | — | #436 | 299 | |
| 1955 | — | #417 | 309 | |
| 1954 | — | #432 | 279 | |
| 1953 | — | #432 | 269 | |
| 1952 | — | #434 | 261 | |
| 1951 | — | #405 | 283 | |
| 1950 | — | #457 | 209 | |
| 1949 | — | #442 | 230 | |
| 1948 | — | #468 | 202 | |
| 1947 | — | #471 | 203 | |
| 1946 | — | #469 | 186 | |
| 1945 | — | #515 | 136 | |
| 1944 | — | #551 | 120 | |
| 1943 | — | #524 | 143 | |
| 1942 | — | #512 | 142 | |
| 1941 | — | #485 | 146 | |
| 1940 | — | #487 | 140 | |
| 1939 | — | #511 | 123 | |
| 1938 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1937 | — | #523 | 122 | |
| 1936 | — | #552 | 107 | |
| 1935 | — | #486 | 136 | |
| 1934 | — | #523 | 125 | |
| 1933 | — | #506 | 123 | |
| 1932 | — | #454 | 156 | |
| 1931 | — | #532 | 119 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #526 | 129 |
| 1929 | — | #557 | 112 | |
| 1928 | — | #578 | 114 | |
| 1927 | — | #562 | 120 | |
| 1926 | — | #580 | 114 | |
| 1925 | — | #554 | 124 | |
| 1924 | — | #657 | 96 | |
| 1923 | — | #582 | 116 | |
| 1922 | — | #617 | 109 | |
| 1921 | — | #553 | 128 | |
| 1920 | — | #687 | 87 | |
| 1919 | — | #545 | 120 | |
| 1918 | — | #611 | 101 | |
| 1917 | — | #603 | 97 | |
| 1916 | — | #574 | 100 | |
| 1915 | — | #632 | 84 | |
| 1914 | — | #585 | 73 | |
| 1913 | — | #592 | 55 | |
| 1912 | — | #470 | 69 | |
| 1911 | — | #533 | 31 | |
| 1910 | — | #461 | 35 | |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #541 | 22 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #424 | 27 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #466 | 21 | |
| 1903 | — | #576 | 15 | |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alphonso was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Alphonso is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#234 · 1 in 1,834
- Virginia#241 · 1 in 1,875
- Florida#252 · 1 in 1,910
- South Carolina#283 · 1 in 2,448
- Georgia#290 · 1 in 2,349
Best ever in a state: #108 in Florida, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #234 | 8 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Virginia | #241 | 23 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Florida | #252 | 28 | 1 in 1,910 |
| South Carolina | #283 | 11 | 1 in 2,448 |
| Georgia | #290 | 20 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Maryland | #292 | 9 | 1 in 3,638 |
| North Carolina | #323 | 16 | 1 in 3,152 |
| Mississippi | #331 | 9 | 1 in 2,870 |
| Alabama | #357 | 9 | 1 in 3,894 |
| New York | #395 | 29 | 1 in 6,019 |
| Pennsylvania | #420 | 12 | 1 in 9,089 |
| New Jersey | #424 | 7 | 1 in 8,831 |
| Tennessee | #447 | 5 | 1 in 7,625 |
| Illinois | #453 | 14 | 1 in 7,701 |
| Ohio | #464 | 10 | 1 in 10,326 |
| Michigan | #471 | 8 | 1 in 10,753 |
| California | #636 | 15 | 1 in 12,519 |
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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.
See more about Alphonso
- 736 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #4,707)
- 432 spots since 2020 (#4,275 → #4,707)
- 412 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #4,707)
- Biggest jump: 238 spots in 1900 (#613 → #375)
- Biggest drop: 221 spots in 1901 (#375 → #596)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #375 (35 births)
- Births halved by 1901, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1896–1990
- Highest: 1 in 4,299 boys born in 1900 were named Alphonso (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 81,337 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.2% of all boys named Alphonso (2,768) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | #609 (1888) | #723 |
| 1890s | 83 | #592 (1896) | #666 |
| 1900s | 206 | #375 (1900) | #520 |
| 1910s | 765 | #461 (1910) | #561 |
| 1920s | 1,120 | #553 (1921) | #593 |
| 1930s | 1,276 | #454 (1932) | #511 |
| 1940s | 1,648 | #442 (1949) | #492 |
| 1950s | 2,768 | #405 (1951) | #440 |
| 1960s | 2,488 | #444 (1962) | #497 |
| 1970s | 1,615 | #554 (1970) | #661 |
| 1980s | 1,295 | #724 (1986) | #797 |
| 1990s | 939 | #809 (1990) | #1,263 |
| 2000s | 508 | #1,768 (2000) | #2,317 |
| 2010s | 301 | #2,748 (2011) | #3,641 |
| 2020s | 121 | #4,275 (2020) | #4,835 |
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.
Alphonso in 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 385,501 of them was named Alphonso, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,069 names at #6,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 7,842 of them was named Alphonso, which outranked 89.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).