Is Alphonso a boy or girl name?
Alphonso is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Alphonso, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 15,193 US babies named Alphonso were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,441
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alphonso since 1880
- 15,193
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 319 babies
Boys and girls named Alphonso, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 206 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 765 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,276 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 1,648 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,768 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,488 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,615 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 1,295 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 939 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 508 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 301 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,441 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,457 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,026 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,114 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,278 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,485 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,996 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,300 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,696 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,866 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,059 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,381 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,107 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 62 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 83 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 67 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 110 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 122 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 110 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 158 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 149 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 129 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 124 | #836 | 5 | #11,370 |
| 1986 | 156 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 144 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 129 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 113 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 108 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 125 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 118 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 127 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 122 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 129 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 127 | #739 | 5 | #9,322 |
| 1975 | 155 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 193 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 162 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 188 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 196 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 216 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 211 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 212 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 218 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 229 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 220 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 236 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 259 | #498 | 5 | #6,607 |
| 1962 | 319 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 299 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 285 | #470 | 6 | #5,710 |
| 1959 | 298 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 272 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 289 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 299 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 309 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 279 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 269 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 261 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 283 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 209 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 230 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 202 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 203 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 186 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 136 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 120 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 143 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 142 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 145 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 141 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 123 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 136 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 122 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 107 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 136 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 125 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 123 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 156 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 119 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 129 | #526 | 6 | #4,059 |
| 1929 | 112 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 114 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 120 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 114 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 124 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 96 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 116 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 109 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 128 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 87 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 120 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 101 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 97 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 100 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 84 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 73 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 55 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 69 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 31 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 35 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 21 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 22 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 20 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 27 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 35 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #914 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alphonso reached #376 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #4,059 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alphonso
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.