Alfonso is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alfonso means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alfonso across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alfonso has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alfonso is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “noble and ready”. From Germanic elements meaning noble and prepared.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 41,579 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 146 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alfonso per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (580/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (9/yr).
Alfonso has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #839 nationally (given to 580 babies that year).
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