boy's name

Alfons

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 446

France

#721

1941 births

Alfons is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1969 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Alfons over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1960s.

179
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Alfons by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 179
1920s 154
1930s 59
1940s 11
1950s 10
1960s 23

How popular is Alfons?

In 1969, Alfons was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Alfons is used

France #721 5 in 1941
United States #4,711 5 in 1969

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alfons

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Alfons

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alfons — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alfons

How popular is the name Alfons?

In 1969, Alfons was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Alfons a girl's or a boy's name?

Alfons is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Alfons?

Alfons has 2 syllables.

When was Alfons most popular?

Alfons peaked in 1919, when 32 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.