Alfonso is a boy name family recorded 151,342 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#2 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in France in 1901, at 298.3 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Alphonse (France, Ontario), Afonso (Portugal), Alfons (Sweden).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Alfonso
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso | Spanish | 41,579 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1012 | 1930 | ▼ 15 % |
| Alfonso | Spanish | 12,684 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #540 | 1924 | ▲ 230 % |
| Alfonso | Spanish | 1,341 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2003 | – |
| Alfonso | Spanish | 884 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #81 | 2011 | ▲ 123 % |
| Alfonso | Spanish | 600 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1968 | – |
| Alfonso | Spanish | 361 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #544 | 1997 | ▼ 28 % |
| Alphonse | French | 43,795 | 🇫🇷 France | #416 | 1901 | ▲ 221 % |
| Alphonse | French | 10,590 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2516 | 1914 | ▲ 158 % |
| Alphonse | French | 380 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1918 | – |
| Alphonse | French | 92 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #320 | 2025 | – |
| Alphonse | French | 55 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1199 | 2024 | new |
| Alphonse | French | 11 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Alphonso | English | 15,214 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4707 | 1962 | ▶ 2 % |
| Alphonso | English | 150 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1962 | – |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 9,524 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #2 | 2022 | – |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 369 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #296 | 2025 | ▲ 3 % |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 340 | 🇫🇷 France | #1652 | 2018 | ▶ 1 % |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 216 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2012 | 2021 | ▼ 8 % |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 34 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1072 | 2015 | ▼ 19 % |
| Afonso | Portuguese | 10 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2019 | – |
| Alfonzo | Spanish | 5,783 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3949 | 1909 | ▼ 4 % |
| Alfonzo | Spanish | 468 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1942 | – |
| Alfons | French | 2,062 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #123 | 2008 | ▲ 35 % |
| Alfons | French | 441 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1919 | – |
| Alfons | French | 47 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #974 | 2024 | – |
| Alfons | French | 30 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1997 | – |
| Alfons | French | 8 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Alfons | French | 7 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2018 | – |
| Alphonzo | English | 2,030 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1895 | – |
| Alfonse | German | 1,392 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1917 | – |
| Alfonse | German | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1905 | – |
| Alphonsus | English | 454 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 1892 | new |
| Alphonsus | English | 56 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1967 | – |
| Alphonsus | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1931 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Alphonse ↔ Alfonso — checked by hand
- Alphonse ↔ Afonso — checked by hand
- Alphonse ↔ Alfons — checked by hand
- Afonso ↔ Alphonsus — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Alphonse ↔ Alfonse — spelling variant
- Alfonso ↔ Alphonso — spelling variant
- Alfonso ↔ Alfonzo — spelling variant
- Alfonso ↔ Alphonzo — spelling variant
Questions about Alfonso
How popular is the name Alfonso?
In 2023 it ranked #2 in Portugal. Official registers record 151,342 births across 17 countries.
What is Alfonso in other languages?
Alphonse (French); Alphonso (English); Afonso (Portuguese); Alfonzo (Spanish); Alfons (French); Alphonzo (English); Alfonse (German); Alphonsus (English).
When was Alfonso most popular?
It peaked in France in 1901, at 298.3 births per 100,000.
Is Alfonso a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Alfonso is a boy name.