Alphonse

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A few things about Alphonse you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alphonse

Alphonse Areola

French footballer (born 1993)

Choose Alphonse and your child shares a first name with Alphonse Areola, a French footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alphonse, like who?” Alphonse Areola's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,258 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Alphonse, 53 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alphonse would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlphonse has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Alphonses, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1913, when it ranked #277. Today it's #2,516, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowAlphonse is 2.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 93,458 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 32,258.
• 🍂TrendAlphonse has slipped 97 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,516. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Alphonse means “noble and ready”. Our records link it to French, German and Italian roots.

About the name Alphonse

Alphonse is a boy name of French, German and Italian origin meaning “noble and ready”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nse”. US birth records list Alphonse for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked #277 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,516, with 53 babies.

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