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Alphonso Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alphonso?

In 2018 the rare name Alphonso, ranked the 3,969th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

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

Its highest popularity RANKING of #376 was reached in 1900.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1962 with 319 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alphonso was less than 5, most recently in 1895.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alphonso occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1903-1906, 1909-1919, 1929-1932, 1948-1951, and 1982-1985, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1992-1995, and 2006-2010.

For a number of years, the name Alphonso has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Alphonso for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alphonso?

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

The name Alphonso is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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

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   Alphonso (Girl)Alphonso (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 26 3,969
2017 < 5 -- 33 3,372
2016 < 5 -- 31 3,521
2015 < 5 -- 23 4,293
2014 < 5 -- 28 3,694
2013 < 5 -- 26 3,861
2012 < 5 -- 37 3,056
2011 < 5 -- 43 2,747
2010 < 5 -- 32 3,378
2009 < 5 -- 37 3,105
2008 < 5 -- 47 2,633
2007 < 5 -- 43 2,766
2006 < 5 -- 53 2,350
2005 < 5 -- 50 2,323
2004 < 5 -- 55 2,129
2003 < 5 -- 53 2,101
2002 < 5 -- 57 1,942
2001 < 5 -- 51 2,052
2000 < 5 -- 62 1,769
1999 < 5 -- 56 1,778
1998 < 5 -- 75 1,475
1997 < 5 -- 68 1,519
1996 < 5 -- 83 1,314
1995 < 5 -- 67 1,456
1994 < 5 -- 90 1,211
1993 < 5 -- 110 1,055
1992 < 5 -- 122 980
1991 < 5 -- 110 1,030
1990 < 5 -- 158 809
1989 < 5 -- 149 810
1988 < 5 -- 129 836
1987 5 11,365 124 836
1986 < 5 -- 156 724
1985 < 5 -- 143 739
1984 < 5 -- 129 761
1983 < 5 -- 113 821
1982 < 5 -- 108 853
1981 < 5 -- 125 781
1980 < 5 -- 118 807
1979 < 5 -- 127 768
1978 < 5 -- 122 767
1977 < 5 -- 129 750
1976 5 9,316 127 739
1975 < 5 -- 155 664
1974 < 5 -- 193 577
1973 < 5 -- 162 620
1972 < 5 -- 188 580
1971 < 5 -- 196 589
1970 < 5 -- 216 554
1969 < 5 -- 211 540
1968 < 5 -- 212 522
1967 < 5 -- 218 509
1966 < 5 -- 229 500
1965 < 5 -- 219 516
1964 < 5 -- 237 509
1963 5 6,607 259 499
1962 < 5 -- 319 444
1961 < 5 -- 300 469
1960 6 5,707 284 472
1959 < 5 -- 298 460
1958 < 5 -- 269 478
1957 < 5 -- 291 451
1956 < 5 -- 298 437
1955 < 5 -- 309 417
1954 < 5 -- 279 433
1953 < 5 -- 270 431
1952 < 5 -- 260 434
1951 < 5 -- 282 406
1950 < 5 -- 210 456
1949 < 5 -- 230 442
1948 < 5 -- 202 468
1947 < 5 -- 203 472
1946 < 5 -- 186 469
1945 < 5 -- 136 515
1944 < 5 -- 119 554
1943 < 5 -- 144 521
1942 < 5 -- 142 512
1941 < 5 -- 145 487
1940 < 5 -- 141 486
1939 < 5 -- 123 511
1938 < 5 -- 136 499
1937 < 5 -- 122 523
1936 < 5 -- 107 552
1935 < 5 -- 134 493
1934 < 5 -- 126 522
1933 < 5 -- 123 506
1932 < 5 -- 156 454
1931 < 5 -- 119 532
1930 6 4,057 129 526
1929 < 5 -- 112 557
1928 < 5 -- 114 578
1927 < 5 -- 120 562
1926 < 5 -- 114 580
1925 < 5 -- 124 554
1924 < 5 -- 96 657
1923 < 5 -- 116 583
1922 < 5 -- 109 618
1921 < 5 -- 128 554
1920 < 5 -- 87 687
1919 < 5 -- 120 545
1918 < 5 -- 101 611
1917 < 5 -- 97 604
1916 < 5 -- 100 574
1915 < 5 -- 84 632
1914 < 5 -- 73 585
1913 < 5 -- 55 593
1912 < 5 -- 69 470
1911 < 5 -- 31 533
1910 < 5 -- 35 462
1909 < 5 -- 21 574
1908 < 5 -- 22 541
1907 < 5 -- 20 540
1906 < 5 -- 27 424
1905 < 5 -- 19 527
1904 < 5 -- 21 466
1903 < 5 -- 15 578
1902 < 5 -- 14 585
1901 < 5 -- 12 599
1900 < 5 -- 35 376
1899 < 5 -- 11 615
1898 < 5 -- 11 665
1897 < 5 -- 12 617
1896 < 5 -- 13 595
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- 12 594
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- 9 749
1891 < 5 -- 7 770
1890 < 5 -- 8 740
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 11 612
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- 9 649
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- 8 703
1883 < 5 -- 6 803
1882 < 5 -- 8 696
1881 < 5 -- 7 711
1880 < 5 -- 5 914

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.