Boys' name · since 1911
Alphonsa
Alphonsa has 260 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 260
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alphonsa sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 260 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphonsa has been recorded 260 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 1991.
- #11,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 260 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphonsa ranks #11,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 260
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alphonsa's 260 recorded births place it above 74.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Alphonsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alphonsa's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alphonsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1991
- Peak year (1961)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Alphonsa by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (84 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Alphonsa's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Alphonsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
54 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 84 births (32% of all-time use).
Alphonsa by state
Where Alphonsa concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 10 | 3.8% |
10 of 260 births nationwide.
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- Alphonsa's decade-level peak was the 1950s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Alphonsas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Alphonsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1911–1991 (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 Alphonsa 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.