Alfonso is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 251 boys in the United States.
Alfonso belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Alfonso first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #294 in 1929, and in 2024 251 babies received the name — 41,238 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Alfonso is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Alfonso is a boy name. In 2024, 251 babies received the name in the US.
Alfonso comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Alfonso first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #294 in 1929, and 251 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alfonso is pronounced /ælˈfɑnzoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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