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Alfonso

Boy

Meaning of Alfonso: Spanish: 'noble and ready'

Alfonso is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1007th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1007

223 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

41,579

First recorded 1881 · peak 1991

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 460 babies1982: 434 babies1983: 420 babies1984: 399 babies1985: 458 babies1986: 493 babies1987: 444 babies1988: 502 babies1989: 496 babies1990: 537 babies19901991: 580 babies1992: 532 babies1993: 544 babies1994: 530 babies1995: 495 babies1996: 508 babies1997: 506 babies1998: 485 babies1999: 490 babies2000: 476 babies20002001: 428 babies2002: 468 babies2003: 455 babies2004: 458 babies2005: 455 babies2006: 457 babies2007: 499 babies2008: 430 babies2009: 382 babies2010: 304 babies20102011: 279 babies2012: 283 babies2013: 286 babies2014: 263 babies2015: 293 babies2016: 229 babies2017: 279 babies2018: 235 babies2019: 229 babies2020: 209 babies20202021: 265 babies2022: 252 babies2023: 224 babies2024: 251 babies2025: 223 babies
US babies named Alfonso per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 580.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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