Alphonsa

AL-phahn-suh /ˈælphɑːnsə/
boy 3 syllables fading

Alphonsa is a very rare variant of Alphonso that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Alphonsa is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Alphonsa was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1961 (12 births).

About the name Alphonsa

PronunciationAL-phahn-suh /ˈælphɑːnsə/
CultureGerman
12peak births 1961
1911first in SSA data

Names similar to Alphonsa

How popular is Alphonsa?

Boys named Alphonsa
1911192019301940195019601970198019901991
Boys named Alphonsa per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1911–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Alphonsa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19916—#7,305
19875—#6,989
19735—#5,120
19715—#4,932
19677—#3,238
19646—#3,609
196212—#2,366
196112—#2,417
19605—#4,048
19586—#3,566
195710—#2,637
19568—#2,978
195511—#2,439
19548—#2,946
195310—#2,537
19529—#2,681
195111—#2,372
195011—#2,323
19499—#2,608
19476—#3,374
19466—#3,185
19426—#3,222
19409—#2,483
19397—#2,837
19386—#3,184
193711—#2,203
19355—#3,659
19346—#3,296
19336—#3,280
19328—#2,852
19305—#4,015
19276—#3,791
19256—#3,751
19125—#2,552
19116—#1,542