Names / Boy names
Alfonso
Current rank
#1,012
holding steady
All-time peak
#294
in 1929
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
41,500
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #294 in 1929 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Alfonso first shows up in American naming records in 1881, where it reads as a boys' name. 1929 marked its high point, reaching #294. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 41,500 children have been given the name overall.