Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Eager, Noble
- French
- Ready and noble, ready for battle; derived from the Old German name Adelfuns. The variant Alfonso is a royal name in Spain and Portugal.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alphonse
Pronunciation
a-lphon-se, al-pho-nse
Famous People
French author Alphonse Daudet, Czech poster artist Alphonse Marie Mucha
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #288, 357 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2516, 53 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2024 | 56 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2020 | 54 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2016 | 44 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #3041, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1908 (rank #34, 1,522 births); most recent 2023 (rank #684, 61 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #841, 5 births); most recent 1959 (rank #1566, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 61 | – |
| 2022 | 68 | – |
| 2021 | 81 | – |
| 2020 | 73 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | – |
| 2018 | 57 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | – |
| 2015 | 43 | – |
| 2014 | 38 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence