Alf vs Alfonso

Side-by-side comparison of Alf and Alfonso — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alf

Boy name

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Name B

Alfonso

Boy name · Rank #923

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Metric Alf Alfonso
Current Rank Unranked #923
Total Births (all years) 1,130 41,464
Peak Year 1916 1991
Peak Year Births 38 574
Peak Decade 1910ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Alf Alfonso
1880ss 84 43
1890ss 78 108
1900ss 83 338
1910ss 270 1,649
1920ss 231 3,294
1930ss 157 2,986
1940ss 88 2,987
1950ss 65 3,819
1960ss 42 3,775
1970ss 32 4,115
1980ss — 4,537
1990ss — 5,201
2000ss — 4,508
2010ss — 2,680
2020ss — 1,424

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alf Alfonso
2014 — 263
2015 — 293
2016 — 229
2017 — 279
2018 — 235
2019 — 229
2020 — 209
2021 — 265
2022 — 252
2023 — 224
2024 — 251
2025 — 223

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1979.

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