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 has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #277 (1913) · 10,590 babies named Alphonse all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

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)

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.

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