Alphonse Name Popularity

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How popular is Alphonse?

In 2018 the rare name Alphonse, ranked the 3,230th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Alphonse is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #277 was reached in 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 357 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alphonse was 11 in 2006.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alphonse occurred roughly during the years 1881-1885, 1905-1916, 1937-1941, 1987-1990, and 2008-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1968.

For a number of years, the name Alphonse has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Alphonse for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alphonse?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Alphonse is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Alphonse has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Alphonse (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		35	3,230
2017		37	3,117
2016		44	2,723
2015		23	4,292
2014		26	3,896
2013		21	4,466
2012		16	5,486
2011		20	4,661
2010		14	6,043
2009		16	5,557
2008		16	5,494
2007		16	5,436
2006		11	6,919
2005		14	5,585
2004		11	6,542
2003		17	4,616
2002		17	4,506
2001		12	5,677
2000		21	3,771
1999		16	4,347
1998		18	3,852
1997		17	3,887
1996		17	3,836
1995		21	3,194
1994		27	2,687
1993		21	3,142
1992		28	2,535
1991		26	2,610
1990		30	2,308
1989		24	2,618
1988		16	3,202
1987		12	3,735
1986		32	1,872
1985		24	2,226
1984		19	2,535
1983		18	2,583
1982		36	1,655
1981		28	1,943
1980		30	1,851
1979		18	2,569
1978		22	2,133
1977		33	1,642
1976		35	1,542
1975		40	1,379
1974		29	1,661
1973		28	1,653
1972		33	1,473
1971		40	1,329
1970		26	1,700
1969		35	1,354
1968		33	1,341
1967		41	1,165
1966		47	1,072
1965		45	1,107
1964		68	923
1963		59	982
1962		51	1,070
1961		63	969
1960		54	1,047
1959		65	951
1958		67	926
1957		68	918
1956		82	822
1955		77	835
1954		66	908
1953		76	828
1952		89	746
1951		84	763
1950		83	755
1949		97	692
1948		84	733
1947		93	712
1946		85	704
1945		78	684
1944		89	658
1943		92	668
1942		108	606
1941		129	524
1940		101	590
1939		101	568
1938		107	564
1937		86	630
1936		119	519
1935		113	543
1934		137	490
1933		110	545
1932		147	474
1931		201	396
1930		159	469
1929		191	428
1928		227	396
1927		196	431
1926		221	399
1925		271	359
1924		249	378
1923		282	351
1922		289	347
1921		274	364
1920		329	320
1919		324	304
1918		357	288
1917		316	296
1916		306	294
1915		297	290
1914		250	280
1913		197	277
1912		142	302
1911		81	295
1910		56	329
1909		56	307
1908		48	316
1907		31	406
1906		40	323
1905		25	430
1904		36	335
1903		22	431
1902		33	337
1901		29	335
1900		27	433
1899		18	439
1898		31	345
1897		22	404
1896		26	380
1895		25	383
1894		19	441
1893		20	401
1892		22	405
1891		17	427
1890		18	424
1889		17	446
1888		20	417
1887		18	393
1886		16	453
1885		25	344
1884		20	399
1883		14	481
1882		16	454
1881		12	505
1880		20	382

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.