Alphonsus · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Alphonsus.

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 51 recorded years as a table

Alphonsus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1883	48
1884	52
1887	59
1889	45
1890	45
1892	74
1895	68
1898	65
1900	33
1901	56
1911	22
1913	16
1914	20
1915	13
1916	11
1917	30
1918	8
1919	10
1920	19
1921	9
1922	20
1923	12
1924	18
1925	13
1926	8
1928	14
1929	12
1930	5
1931	7
1932	7
1935	6
1936	9
1937	5
1939	5
1940	5
1941	7
1942	7
1945	4
1950	3
1957	2
1959	2
1962	3
1965	5
1975	3
1978	3
2019	3
2020	3
2022	5
2023	6
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alphonsus isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Alphonsus

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #9,714
How rare: 1 in 244,010 boys
Since 1883: 454

Most popular in 1892, at 74 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Alphonsus doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.