Given name
Alphonza
“noble and ready for battle”
Alphonza is a variant of Alfonsa. In Spanish use, Alfonsa carries the interpretation “noble and ready for battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alphonza is a variant of Alfonsa. In Spanish use, Alfonsa carries the interpretation “noble and ready for battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alphonza connects to the Alfonso name family through Alfonsa. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alphonza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 508
- 508 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 240 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alphonza’s family of names
Alphonza has a related form in Alfonsa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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