Alphonsus
Alphonsus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Germany
- US records 1880–2017
- 408 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alphonsus
If you do not know Alphonsus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alphonsus,” in English, “Guten Tag Alphonsus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alphonsus,
German
Guten Tag Alphonsus,
French
Bonjour Alphonsus,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alphonsus:
Chinese
Alphonsus您好：
Japanese
Alphonsus様
English
Hi Alphonsus,
German
Hi Alphonsus,
French
Salut Alphonsus,
Spanish
Hola Alphonsus,
Chinese
Alphonsus你好：
Japanese
Alphonsusさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name |
| Germany | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
408 male · 0 female · 408 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Alphonsus a male or female name?
Alphonsus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alphonsus in an email?
If you do not know Alphonsus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alphonsus,” in English, “Guten Tag Alphonsus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Alphonsus a unisex name?
Alphonsus is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Alphonsus a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alphonsus. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alphonsus,
title = {Is Alphonsus a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alphonsus},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}