Alfonso
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning noble and ready; noble readiness.
How Alfonso has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #794 |
| 2016 | #926 |
| 2017 | #811 |
| 2018 | #916 |
| 2019 | #942 |
| 2021 | #881 |
| 2022 | #918 |
| 2023 | #975 |
| 2024 | #920 |
Alfonso by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Alfonso. In the US, 276 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 573 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alfonso. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alonsonoble and ready, eager for battle316 in the US (2017)
- Alfonzonoble and ready; a form of Alfonso25 in the US (2017)
- Afonsonoble and ready; a form of alphonse12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alonzonoble and ready; from Alfonso543 in the US (2017)
- Alphonsonoble and ready; a form of Alfonso33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alfonso, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alfonso
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