Boys' name · since 1911
Alfonza
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.
- #3,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,714
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alfonza is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,714 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfonza has been recorded 1,714 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2000.
- #3,634 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,714 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfonza ranks #3,634 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,714 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,634 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,714
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alfonza's 1,714 recorded births place it above 92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Alfonza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alfonza's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alfonza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2000
- Peak year (1957)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Alfonza by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (374 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Alfonza's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Alfonza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
153 births
- 1930s
1930s
206 births
- 1940s
1940s
280 births
- 1950s
1950s
374 births
- 1960s
1960s
247 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 125
1980s
125 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 374 births (22% of all-time use).
How Alfonza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alfonza's total volume
Alfonza by state
Where Alfonza concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| 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% |
222 of 1,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alfonza's data
- Alfonza's decade-level peak was the 1950s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Alfonzas (222 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Alfonza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1911–2000 (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 Alfonza 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.