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Alphonse

/æˈlfɑnz/ · 100% boys · 53 born in 2025

Alphonse has been given to about 10,590 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/æˈlfɑnz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,970
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alphonse per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 357
  • Born in 202553
  • All time10,590

How popular is Alphonse?

Its best year was 1918, when 357 babies were given the name, ranking 288th. The typical living American called Alphonse is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Alphonse

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alphonso0.75
  2. Alfonso0.70
  3. Alfonzo0.67
  4. Alonso0.62
  5. Alonzo0.59
  6. Antone0.60
  7. Ambrose0.59
  8. Jose0.51

Middle names for Alphonse

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alphonse Paul0.83
  2. Alphonse John0.83
  3. Alphonse Blake0.82
  4. Alphonse Wade0.82
  5. Alphonse Ross0.82
  6. Alphonse Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Alphonse

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.92
  2. Ilasister · 0.91
  3. Cleoeither · 0.91
  4. Luellasister · 0.91
  5. Forestbrother · 0.87
  6. Louiebrother · 0.86

Where Alphonse is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alphonse White0.78
  2. Alphonse Nguyen0.78
  3. Alphonse Moore0.78
  4. Alphonse Hill0.78
  5. Alphonse Hall0.78
  6. Alphonse Brown0.78

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 Alphonse

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

Alphonse 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.