The baby name Alfons is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-fons; IPA: English /ˈælfɒns/ or /ælˈfɒnz/, German/Scandinavian /ˈalfɔns/.
Alfons is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Alfons is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-fons; IPA: English /ˈælfɒns/ or /ælˈfɒnz/, German/Scandinavian /ˈalfɔns/.
Alfons is Germanic in Origin.
Alfons is a pan-European form of a Visigothic name reconstructed as Adalfuns/Adelfuns, built from Germanic elements adal “noble” + funs “ready, eager.” The standard Spanish-Italian form is Alfonso, while Alfons represents the German, Dutch, Catalan, Czech, and Polish spelling; Swedish also uses Alfons. The meaning is usually given as “noble and ready” or “noble eagerness.”
The name spread from early medieval Iberia, where Visigothic elites popularized it and later Iberian dynasties cemented its prestige; Catalan kings of Aragon were styled Alfons. In Central Europe it appears in records from the 13th century onward; Czech artist Alfons Mucha is a noted bearer, and the children’s character Alfons Åberg (Alfie Atkins) boosted Scandinavian familiarity. Variants include Alfonso, Alfonzo, Afonso, Alphonse, Alphonsus (Latin), Alonzo/Alonso, and Alfonz (Hungarian/Slovak). Diminutives and short forms include Fons, Fonso, Fonsi, and Fonse; in Polish, usage is limited by an unfortunate slang sense.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| AL | 0 | #65 | 11 | 2,372 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #112 | 72 | 1,509 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #147 | 91 | 6,830 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #176 | 131 | 5,122 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| France | Boys | 1941 | #190 | 3 | 614 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #279 | 26 | 6,530 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #324 | 12 | 6,459 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #325 | 120 | 2,180 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #371 | 21 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #404 | 34 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #412 | 16 | 2,041 |
| Spain | 0 | #416 | 37 | 2,326 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #458 | 634 | 5,697 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #508 | 189 | 3,552 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #522 | 492 | 5,610 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #525 | 28 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #554 | 459 | 5,873 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #781 | 106 | 15,035 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #964 | 19 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 32 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,149 | 30 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,207 | 265 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Alfons is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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