Alphonso is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alphonso means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alphonso across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alphonso has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alphonso is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “noble and ready”. An Italian and Spanish variant of Alphonse or Alfonso.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,214 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 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 Alphonso per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1962 (319/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1999 (3/yr).
Alphonso has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1962, when it ranked #967 nationally (given to 319 babies that year).
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