How Many People Are Named Alphonse?
An estimated 3,259 people in the United States have the first name Alphonse. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Alphonse peaked in popularity in 1918 with 357 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alphonse as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alphonse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,259
About 1 in 105,172 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1918
357 births
Total Registered
10,536
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alphonse
Alphonse is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,536 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alphonse as a male name
Ranked #2,437 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (357 births)
Alphonse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alphonse span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,529 babies were registered. Alphonse has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alphonse by Decade
How has Alphonse tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alphonse by State
Birth registrations for Alphonse span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana. The lowest are in Vermont, Iowa, Nebraska. On average, about 272 Alphonses were registered per state.
Alphonse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alphonse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alphonse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alphonse?
We estimate approximately 3,259 people named Alphonse are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 105,172 Americans share this first name.
Is Alphonse a common name?
Alphonse is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,536 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alphonse most popular?
Alphonse reached peak popularity in 1918, when 357 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alphonse is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alphonse a male name?
Alphonse is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alphonse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alphonse Smith, Alphonse Johnson, Alphonse Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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