Boys' name · since 1880
Alphonse
10,590 babies named Alphonse in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,170 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,517 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,590
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alphonse is the #2517 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10,590 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphonse has been recorded 10,590 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2517 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,170 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,517 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,590 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphonse ranks #1,170 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,517 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,590 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,170 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,517 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,590
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alphonse's 10,590 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Alphonse compares
10,590 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alphonse's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alphonse | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,590 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 357 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alphonse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alphonse's full recorded timeline at 1953, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 11 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 357 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alphonse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 357
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Alphonse by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,529 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Alphonse's strongest decade.
2,529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Alphonse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 178
1880s
178 births
- 1890s 218
1890s
218 births
- 1900s 347
1900s
347 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,326 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,529 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,281 births
- 1940s 954
1940s
954 births
- 1950s 760
1950s
760 births
- 1960s 496
1960s
496 births
- 1970s 304
1970s
304 births
- 1980s 239
1980s
239 births
- 1990s 221
1990s
221 births
- 2000s 151
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 265
2010s
265 births
- 2020s 321
2020s
321 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,529 births (24% of all-time use).
How Alphonse 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 Alphonse's total volume
Alphonse by state
Where Alphonse concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,526 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 951 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 713 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Connecticut | | 516 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 503 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 477 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 435 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 329 | 3.1% |
1,526 of 10,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Alphonse appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alphonse's data
- Alphonse's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,529 total births); usage has since declined to 321 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Alphonses (1,526 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alphonse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Alphonse 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.