Boys' name · since 1900
Alfons
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 441 babies named Alfons, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
441 boys have been named Alfons since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alfons recorded 441 times among boys since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1969.
- #8,502 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 441 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfons ranks #8,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 441 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 441
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Alfons's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alfons's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alfons's full recorded timeline at 1926, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alfons popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1969
- Peak year (1919)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Alfons by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (179 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Alfons's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alfons births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
179 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 179 births (41% of all-time use).
Alfons by state
Where Alfons concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.4% |
34 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alfons's data
- Alfons's decade-level peak was the 1910s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alfonss (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alfons: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alfons draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.