Total births
90
Boys' name · since 1891
Alphons
90 babies named Alphons in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 90
- total births
- 1891–1938
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
90 boys have been named Alphons since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alphons has 90 recorded births among boys since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1938.
- 90 total births
- 1891–1938 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
90 boys have been named Alphons since 1891, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1938.
- 90
- total births
- 1891–1938
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Alphons was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
11 babies were named Alphons in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Alphons's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alphons's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alphons at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1891
Alphons popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1938
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Alphons by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Alphons's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Alphons births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 57 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alphons? ▼
Alphons has been given to 90 babies in the U.S. since 1891, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 11 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Alphons most popular? ▼
Alphons was most popular in the 1910s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Alphons been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alphons since 1891 -- 48 years through the most recent 1938 data.
What names are similar to Alphons? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alphonso, Alphonse, Alpha, Alphonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Alphons's data
- Alphons's decade-level peak was the 1910s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alphons
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1891–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alphons: Baby Name Since 1891 - 90 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alphons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alphons 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 June 2026.