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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alphonsus

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Noble and ready/prompt; all struggle

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alphonsus

Pronunciation

a-lphon-sus, al-pho-nsus

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1917 (rank #1291, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20257
20249
202310
20228
2021–
20206
20196
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 2013 (rank #3818, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1967 (rank #164, 11 births); most recent 2012 (rank #718, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence