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Alphonso

/æˈlfɑnsoʊ/ · 100% boys · 21 born in 2025

Alphonso has been given to about 15,214 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈlfɑnsoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,450
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alphonso per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 319
  • Born in 202521
  • All time15,214

How popular is Alphonso?

Its best year was 1962, when 319 babies were given the name, ranking 444th. The typical living American called Alphonso is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Alphonso

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alfonso0.95
  2. Alonso0.87
  3. Alfonzo0.86
  4. Alonzo0.79
  5. Alphonse0.75
  6. Antonio0.57
  7. Alfredo0.53
  8. Alvaro0.53

Middle names for Alphonso

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

Sibling names for Alphonso

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.90
  2. Rudybrother · 0.90
  3. Laurelsister · 0.89
  4. Margosister · 0.88
  5. Frankieeither · 0.87
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.87

Where Alphonso is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.