boy's name

Alphons

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 93

Alphons is a boy's name. In 1938 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.

  • Alphons is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1916, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.

Alphons over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1938, not a full ten years.

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'90 '10 '20 '30
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Births named Alphons by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1910s 57
1920s 23
1930s (to 1938) 5

How popular is Alphons?

In 1938, Alphons 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 Alphons is used

United States #3,658 5 in 1938
England & Wales #5,267 3 in 2011

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 Alphons

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

Parents who like Alphons also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alphons over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alphons

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

Common questions about Alphons

How popular is the name Alphons?

In 1938, Alphons 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 Alphons a girl's or a boy's name?

Alphons is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Alphons most popular?

Alphons peaked in 1916, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.