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Alphonse

Boy

Meaning of Alphonse: German: 'noble and ready'

Alphonse is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2459th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2459

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,590

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 54 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Alphonse per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 57.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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