Alphonso comes from the Italian tradition, meaning 'Noble and ready for battle.'.
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How popular is Alphonso?
1962peak year
Alphonso appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1962, 319 babies received the name (ranked #444). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4401), with roughly 24 babies named Alphonso each year. Alphonso has been declining in recent years. In total, around 15,193 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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