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    The first name Alphonso

    A boy’s name from Italian.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Italian origin

    Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.

    A form of Alfonso.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Alphonso last appeared in the official list in 1999, given to 3 boys.

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    3
    babies named Alphonso, 1996–2025
    #2,943
    rank in 1999
    1999
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alphonso with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Alphonso at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 21 boys born in the United States were named Alphonso, the 4,712th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 319 were.

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    15,214
    babies named Alphonso since 1880
    #4,712
    rank in 2025
    1962
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Alphonso

    12 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alphonso Davies
      Canadian soccer player, born 2000
    • Alphonso Taft
      American diplomat (1810–1891)
    • William Alphonso Murrill
      American botanist and mycologist (1869–1957)
    • Alphonso Johnson
      American musician, born 1951
    • Edward Alphonso Goldman
      American zoologist (1873-1946)
    • Alphonso Wood
      American botanist (1810-1881)
    • Alphonso Jackson
      13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, born 1945
    • Alphonso McAuley
      American actor, born 1984
    • Alphonso Lingis
      American philosopher (1933-2025)
    • Alan Alda
      American actor (born 1936)
    • Wayne Brady
      American actor, comedian, and television personality, born 1972
    • Theo Pinson
      American basketball player (born 1995)

    More Italian boys’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Alphonso mean?
    Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
    What is the origin of the name Alphonso?
    Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
    How popular is the name Alphonso?
    In 1999, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Alphonso, ranking 2,943rd.
    Is Alphonso a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 15,214 US babies named Alphonso since 1880 were boys.
    When was Alphonso most popular?
    1962 in the United States, when 319 babies were named Alphonso, its highest rank at 444th.
    What name is Alphonso a form of?
    Alphonso is a form of Alfonso.