Alphonsus vs Alphonse

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

Name A

Alphonsus

Boy name · Rank #8301

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Name B

Alphonse

Boy name · Rank #2436

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Metric Alphonsus Alphonse
Current Rank #8301 #2436
Total Births (all years) 447 10,536
Peak Year 1917 1918
Peak Year Births 28 357
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alphonsus Alphonse
1880ss 22 178
1890ss 30 218
1900ss 11 347
1910ss 93 2,326
1920ss 136 2,529
1930ss 45 1,281
1940ss 29 954
1950ss 16 760
1960ss 16 496
1970ss 10 304
1980ss — 239
1990ss — 221
2000ss — 151
2010ss 6 265
2020ss 33 267

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alphonsus Alphonse
2014 — 26
2015 — 23
2016 — 44
2017 — 37
2018 — 35
2019 6 29
2020 6 54
2021 — 52
2022 8 55
2023 10 50
2024 9 56

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, 1883–2024.

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