Given name
Laphonso
“one who is centered”
Laphonso is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is centered.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is centered.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laphonso through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 5 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 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laphonso’s family of names
Laphonso has a related form in Lafonso. Laphonso has a related form in Lafonzo. Laphonso has a related form in Laphonzo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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