Alphonse

“Variant of Alfonso — noble and ready (Germanic adal + funs)” — Germanic (via French/Spanish) origin

Boy's name · #2516 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Alphonse was #277 in 1913, slipped to #6925 by 2006, and has climbed back to #2516 today. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 7,400 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 8,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alphonses

Alphonse Daudet — French novelist, playwright, and poet (1840–1897)
Alphonse de Lamartine — French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)
Alphonse Mucha — Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist (1860–1939)
Alphonse Areola — French footballer (born 1993)
Alphonse Allais — French writer and humorist (1854–1905)

In stories & tradition

Alphonse Elric — Fullmetal Alchemist
Alphonse (Murdoc Niccals) — animated character
Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice — character

What Alphonses become

Among 1,133 notable people named Alphonse:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alphonse Bernier, Lawyer, academic, judge, and politician.

Similar names: Alfonso · Elwood · Alpha · Blaize · Clement · Amadeo

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