US rank #4418 Boys' name Peak 1970 5,755 births

Alfonzo — #4418 US boys' name

5,755 babies named Alfonzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4418
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Alfonzo was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

90 babies were named Alfonzo in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfonzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,755 babies named Alfonzo between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfonzo currently holds the #4418 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfonzo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 802 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Alfonzo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 467 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Alfonzo in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfonzo 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 5,755 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.

Alfonzo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,755

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

1970

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#4,418

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alfonzo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
90
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
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Alfonzo by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
802 births that decade — 14% of Alfonzo's all-time total
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Alfonzo by state

Where Alfonzo concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alfonzo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
467 8.1%
#2 Texas
318 5.5%
#3 Illinois
224 3.9%
#4 Georgia
195 3.4%
#5 North Carolina
191 3.3%
#6 Alabama
112 1.9%
#7 New York
94 1.6%
#8 South Carolina
90 1.6%
California share of Alfonzo's total US births 8.1%
Even split

467 of 5,755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Alfonzo appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfonzo?
5,755 babies have been named Alfonzo since 1889. It currently ranks #4418 among boys. The peak year was 1970 with 90 births.
When was Alfonzo most popular?
Alfonzo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 802 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Alfonzo most popular?
The top states for the name Alfonzo are California (467 births), Texas (318 births), Illinois (224 births).
How long has the name Alfonzo been used?
Alfonzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 136 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alfonzo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfred, Alfredo, Alfonso, Alford, 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, 1889–2024 (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.