babyNamedAlphonse
“noble and ready for battle”
Boy’s name, of Germanic origin. A retro name making a comeback. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 519th
- births in 2023–2025
- 270
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,667
- +12.5% a year recently
- Rising fast
- record year (since 1900)
- 1901
Meaning and origin of Alphonse
Alphonse means “noble and ready for battle” and is of Germanic origin.
Popularity of Alphonse in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1901.
- Over recent years, Alphonse has been rising fast (+12.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alphonse every 33 schools, all spellings combined.
Alphonse in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
160 babies in 3 years1 boy in 32,135+7.1% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 118,050
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Alfons (in French)abroad
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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