Alphonsus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alphonsus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Alphonsus: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 12 years, its highest recorded position is #155, and it was last ranked in 2013.

2registrars recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
50years from first to last
#155highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Alphonsus's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2013

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2013	#3822

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 15 of the 49 years from 1964 to 2012.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2013 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2012.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Alphonsus by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Alphonsus in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	39	5 of 10	8
1970s	27	6 of 10	5
1980s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Alphonsus appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #155 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Alphonsus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#409	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#254	5	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#293	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	7	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	4	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	5	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	11	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#181	7	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#155	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1964 and 2013, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #155, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2013, and 49 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
9separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
12 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#3,822position in 2013, its most recent recorded year
49 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 41 years or more →
11births registered in its largest year, 1967Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Shaunna · #154, 18y
Rioghnach · #150, 19y
Connla · #163, 13y
Eleah · #166, 19y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Ambrose · #155, 46y
Benedict · #155, 51y
Finian · #155, 49y
Juliette · #155, 55y

Alphonsus was ranked #155 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Alphonsus and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Alphonsus without appearing here.

Alphonsus moved ahead of

Roger Compare
In 1987 they stood at #322 and #160 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1988 that had become #254 and #271.

Moved ahead of Alphonsus

Jan Compare
In 2011 they stood at #254 and #319 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #114.
Conan Compare
In 2000 they stood at #254 and #271 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #409 and #226.
Jason Compare
In 1968 they stood at #164 and #208 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1969 that had become #246 and #88.
Jamie Compare
In 1975 they stood at #238 and #268 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1976 that had become #316 and #190.

Moved the opposite way to Alphonsus

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 while Alexander went from #116 to #54.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 while Benjamin went from #139 to #68.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 while Conor went from #56 to #5.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 while Daniel went from #19 to #3.

Moved the same way as Alphonsus

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 and Adrian from #65 to #127.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 and Alan from #29 to #72.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 and Alfred from #134 to #401.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Alphonsus went from #155 to #718 and Andrew from #34 to #60.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #155 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Alphonsus

Alphonsus at a glance

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Alphonsus by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Alphonsus at a glance

What stands out in Alphonsus's record

Alphonsus by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Alphonsus appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Alphonsus

Alphonsus and the names beside it

Alphonsus moved ahead of

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