Boys' name · since 1916
Alphonza
Alphonza has 508 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alphonza is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 508 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Alphonza recorded 508 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1982.
- #7,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 508 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphonza ranks #7,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Alphonza's 508 recorded births place it above 82.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Alphonza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alphonza's full recorded timeline at 1950, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alphonza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1982
- Peak year (1948)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Alphonza by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (134 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Alphonza's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Alphonza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
134 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 134 births (26% of all-time use).
How Alphonza 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 Alphonza's total volume
Alphonza by state
Where Alphonza concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 38 | 7.5% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 19 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
38 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alphonza's data
- Alphonza's decade-level peak was the 1950s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Alphonzas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alphonza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1916–1982 (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 Alphonza 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.