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Alfonso

/æˈlfɑnsoʊ/ · 100% boys · 223 born in 2025

Alfonso has been given to about 41,579 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈlfɑnsoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 30,863
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alfonso per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 580
  • Born in 2025223
  • All time41,579
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Alfonso?

Its best year was 1991, when 580 babies were given the name, ranking 395th. The typical living American called Alfonso is about 42 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Alfonso

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alphonso0.95
  2. Alfonzo0.91
  3. Alonso0.89
  4. Alonzo0.80
  5. Alphonse0.70
  6. Antonio0.58
  7. Alfredo0.57
  8. Alvaro0.54

Middle names for Alfonso

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alfonso Paul0.89
  2. Alfonso Lee0.89
  3. Alfonso Dean0.88
  4. Alfonso Blake0.88
  5. Alfonso Bryce0.88
  6. Alfonso Wade0.88

Sibling names for Alfonso

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Salvadorbrother · 0.96
  2. Rudybrother · 0.96
  3. Claybrother · 0.95
  4. Noeleither · 0.93
  5. Laurelsister · 0.93
  6. Elisasister · 0.93

Where Alfonso is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.02%
  2. California0.02%
  3. Arizona0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Colorado0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alfonso White0.84
  2. Alfonso Reyes0.84
  3. Alfonso Nguyen0.84
  4. Alfonso Lee0.84
  5. Alfonso Hill0.84
  6. Alfonso Hall0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alfonso

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Alfonso across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.