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.

#18,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1891
1910s
peak 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.

  • #18,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 90 born since 1891
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphons ranks #18,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1891, peaking in the 1910s.

#18,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1891
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alphons's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
4681012 1891191319161918192219271938 5

Alphons by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (57 births, 63% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 57 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #18,057 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 11 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Alphons sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphons ranks #18,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alphons

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alphons

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alphons: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1891–1938 (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 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 August 2026.