Recorded 1911–2000 Boys' name Peak 1957 1,714 births

Alfonza — boys' name

1,714 babies named Alfonza in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s811920s1531930s2061940s2801950s3741960s2471970s1791980s1251990s642000s5
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Alfonza was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

47 babies were named Alfonza in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfonza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,714 babies named Alfonza between 1911 and 2000, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfonza currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfonza performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 374 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alfonza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 222 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alfonza in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfonza in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,714 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alfonza at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

1,714

Since 1911

90 years of records

Peak year

1957

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1911

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2000

Alfonza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1911

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1957)
47
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Alfonza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
374 births that decade — 22% of Alfonza's all-time total
1910s811920s1531930s2061940s2801950s3741960s2471970s1791980s1251990s642000s5

Alfonza by state

Where Alfonza concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Alfonza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
222 13.0%
#2 Alabama
203 11.8%
#3 Georgia
134 7.8%
#4 South Carolina
62 3.6%
#5 Virginia
27 1.6%
North Carolina share of Alfonza's total US births 13.0%
Even split

222 of 1,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfonza?
1,714 babies have been named Alfonza since 1911. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1957 with 47 births.
When was Alfonza most popular?
Alfonza was most popular in the 1950s decade with 374 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Alfonza most popular?
The top states for the name Alfonza are North Carolina (222 births), Alabama (203 births), Georgia (134 births).
How long has the name Alfonza been used?
Alfonza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 90 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Alfonza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfred, Alfredo, Alfonso, Alfonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.