Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alphonse

#1,138 most common boys' name of all time · #2,697 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,138
Rank overall
#2,697 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,590
Since 2016
466
Peak year
1918 #288
Best rank
#278 1913
Girls Boys peak 357/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Alphonse is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 53 53 #2,517
2024 — 57 57 #2,420
2023 — 50 50 #2,616
2022 — 55 55 #2,494
2021 — 52 52 #2,523
2020 — 54 54 #2,421
2019 — 29 29 #3,716
2018 — 35 35 #3,241
2017 — 37 37 #3,125
2016 — 44 44 #2,726
2015 — 23 23 #4,300
2014 — 26 26 #3,891
2013 — 21 21 #4,466
2012 — 16 16 #5,483
2011 — 20 20 #4,661
2010 — 14 14 #6,038
2009 — 16 16 #5,556
2008 — 16 16 #5,489
2007 — 16 16 #5,439
2006 — 11 11 #6,908
2005 — 14 14 #5,587
2004 — 11 11 #6,529
2003 — 17 17 #4,619
2002 — 17 17 #4,505
2001 — 12 12 #5,672
2000 — 21 21 #3,768
1999 — 16 16 #4,343
1998 — 18 18 #3,852
1997 — 17 17 #3,883
1996 — 17 17 #3,835
1995 — 21 21 #3,197
1994 — 27 27 #2,686
1993 — 21 21 #3,145
1992 — 28 28 #2,533
1991 — 26 26 #2,607
1990 — 30 30 #2,311
1989 — 24 24 #2,616
1988 — 16 16 #3,210
1987 — 12 12 #3,743
1986 — 32 32 #1,875
1985 — 24 24 #2,226
1984 — 19 19 #2,537
1983 — 18 18 #2,583
1982 — 36 36 #1,656
1981 — 28 28 #1,943
1980 — 30 30 #1,855
1979 — 18 18 #2,568
1978 — 22 22 #2,138
1977 — 33 33 #1,645
1976 — 35 35 #1,542
1975 — 40 40 #1,379
1974 — 29 29 #1,660
1973 — 28 28 #1,657
1972 — 33 33 #1,476
1971 — 40 40 #1,333
1970 — 26 26 #1,701
1969 — 35 35 #1,355
1968 — 33 33 #1,342
1967 — 41 41 #1,167
1966 — 47 47 #1,074
1965 — 45 45 #1,107
1964 — 68 68 #921
1963 — 59 59 #985
1962 — 51 51 #1,073
1961 — 63 63 #968
1960 — 54 54 #1,045
1959 — 65 65 #952
1958 — 68 68 #915
1957 — 70 70 #909
1956 — 82 82 #823
1955 — 77 77 #836
1954 — 66 66 #911
1953 — 76 76 #827
1952 — 89 89 #746
1951 — 84 84 #763
1950 — 83 83 #756
1949 — 97 97 #694
1948 — 83 83 #738
1947 — 93 93 #712
1946 — 85 85 #705
1945 — 78 78 #684
1944 — 89 89 #659
1943 — 92 92 #669
1942 — 108 108 #608
1941 — 129 129 #525
1940 — 100 100 #594
1939 — 101 101 #570
1938 — 108 108 #560
1937 — 86 86 #633
1936 — 119 119 #520
1935 — 113 113 #543
1934 — 137 137 #491
1933 — 110 110 #545
1932 — 147 147 #474
1931 — 201 201 #396
1930 — 159 159 #469
1929 — 191 191 #428
1928 — 226 226 #396
1927 — 197 197 #431
1926 — 221 221 #399
1925 — 271 271 #359
1924 — 249 249 #379
1923 — 282 282 #351
1922 — 289 289 #349
1921 — 274 274 #364
1920 — 329 329 #321
1919 — 324 324 #304
1918 — 357 357 #288
1917 — 316 316 #296
1916 — 306 306 #295
1915 — 297 297 #291
1914 — 250 250 #281
1913 — 197 197 #278
1912 — 142 142 #304
1911 — 81 81 #296
1910 — 56 56 #329
1909 — 56 56 #309
1908 — 48 48 #321
1907 — 31 31 #409
1906 — 40 40 #325
1905 — 25 25 #435
1904 — 36 36 #338
1903 — 22 22 #438
1902 — 33 33 #345
1901 — 29 29 #338
1900 — 27 27 #436
1899 — 18 18 #445
1898 — 31 31 #347
1897 — 22 22 #406
1896 — 26 26 #383
1895 — 25 25 #385
1894 — 19 19 #448
1893 — 20 20 #410
1892 — 22 22 #406
1891 — 17 17 #429
1890 — 18 18 #425
1889 — 17 17 #452
1888 — 20 20 #417
1887 — 18 18 #397
1886 — 16 16 #452
1885 — 25 25 #350
1884 — 20 20 #405
1883 — 14 14 #484
1882 — 16 16 #454
1881 — 12 12 #504
1880 — 20 20 #383