Male name
Alphonse
10,590 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1918. Expression number: 9.
Origin
From French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz, from *aþalaz + *funsaz. Doublet of Alfonso.From Wiktionary, entry “Alphonse”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 357 births. 10,590 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. It is still given: 267 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 43,795 | 1900–2025 | 33rd in 1900 |
| Quebec | 92 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 3 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 36 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
1 + 6 + 5 = 12 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 1 = 24 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.