Alphonse

Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: French (from Germanic (via French/Spanish)) — Variant of Alfonso · Germanic adal + funs

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#408 in France (2025) · #1,206 in Belgium (2025) · #1,283 in Canada (2024).

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 (manga)
Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice — Dick Tracy (comic strip)

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, Canadian lawyer (1861–1944).

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

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