Alphus

AL-fuhs /ˈælfəs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Alphus is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Alphus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1952. Alphus was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1921 (9 births).

About the name Alphus

PronunciationAL-fuhs /ˈælfəs/
9peak births 1921
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Alphus

How popular is Alphus?

Boys named Alphus
191619201930194019501952
Boys named Alphus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1952 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1952) 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

Alphus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19526—#3,383
19425—#3,579
19405—#3,470
19387—#2,873
19376—#3,182
19357—#2,958
19337—#3,011
19325—#3,789
19316—#3,397
19307—#3,298
19287—#3,364
19248—#3,269
19229—#3,023
19219—#2,990
19208—#3,219
19185—#4,199
19176—#3,557
19168—#2,933