Alphonse
The French form of a Visigothic name recorded as Adalfuns, which combines adal, meaning noble, with funs, meaning eager or ready. Spanish kept it as Alfonso.
Alphonse in 2025
Alphonse was given to 53 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,416th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 62,554 babies born.
The history of Alphonse
Alphonse reached its highest point in 1918, when 357 babies were given the name, ranking 637th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 615th, in 1914.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 10,590 babies have been named Alphonse. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Alphonse by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alphonse | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 178 | 742 |
| 1890s | 218 | 915 |
| 1900s | 347 | 801 |
| 1910s | 2,326 | 615 |
| 1920s | 2,529 | 686 |
| 1930s | 1,281 | 827 |
| 1940s | 954 | 1,108 |
| 1950s | 760 | 1,678 |
| 1960s | 496 | 2,212 |
| 1970s | 304 | 3,247 |
| 1980s | 239 | 4,071 |
| 1990s | 221 | 5,626 |
| 2000s | 151 | 8,761 |
| 2010s | 265 | 6,090 |
| 2020s | 321 | 5,135 |
Where Alphonse is heading
Alphonse has risen 130% over the past decade, from 23 babies in 2015 to 53 in 2025.
Names like Alphonse
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alphonse.