Alfred
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #840 for boys in 2025, 293 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 523 births
- Debut · boys
- 469 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 72 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 243,861since 1880
Alfred over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #840 | 293 | |
| 2024 | — | #837 | 296 | |
| 2023 | — | #928 | 245 | |
| 2022 | — | #837 | 291 | |
| 2021 | — | #901 | 255 | |
| 2020 | — | #899 | 250 | |
| 2019 | — | #802 | 286 | |
| 2018 | — | #862 | 254 | |
| 2017 | — | #864 | 252 | |
| 2016 | — | #845 | 266 | |
| 2015 | — | #922 | 232 | |
| 2014 | — | #795 | 288 | |
| 2013 | — | #962 | 208 | |
| 2012 | — | #949 | 212 | |
| 2011 | — | #919 | 219 | |
| 2010 | — | #904 | 225 | |
| 2009 | — | #828 | 263 | |
| 2008 | — | #787 | 278 | |
| 2007 | — | #743 | 301 | |
| 2006 | — | #749 | 282 | |
| 2005 | — | #725 | 280 | |
| 2004 | — | #717 | 267 | |
| 2003 | — | #696 | 274 | |
| 2002 | — | #657 | 284 | |
| 2001 | — | #583 | 345 | |
| 2000 | — | #576 | 350 | |
| 1999 | — | #576 | 338 | |
| 1998 | — | #538 | 372 | |
| 1997 | — | #529 | 378 | |
| 1996 | — | #496 | 423 | |
| 1995 | — | #482 | 449 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #475 | 453 |
| 1993 | — | #427 | 524 | |
| 1992 | — | #402 | 571 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #393 | 577 |
| 1990 | — | #364 | 642 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #359 | 634 |
| 1988 | — | #312 | 721 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #313 | 682 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #305 | 672 |
| 1985 | — | #303 | 675 | |
| 1984 | — | #277 | 748 | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #258 | 808 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #261 | 834 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #267 | 814 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #255 | 864 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #253 | 836 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #233 | 895 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #228 | 948 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #225 | 903 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #219 | 949 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #218 | 973 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #201 | 1,075 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #200 | 1,162 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #186 | 1,372 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #190 | 1,418 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #185 | 1,496 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #178 | 1,494 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #164 | 1,633 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #170 | 1,607 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #171 | 1,656 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #163 | 1,962 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #162 | 1,988 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #156 | 2,130 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #152 | 2,284 |
| 1960 | #2,904 | 18 | #147 | 2,406 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | #138 | 2,545 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #133 | 2,711 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #131 | 2,823 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #121 | 2,945 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #119 | 2,980 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #116 | 3,044 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #104 | 3,132 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #104 | 3,134 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #100 | 3,203 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #96 | 3,235 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #96 | 3,190 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #96 | 3,245 |
| 1947 | #2,530 | 16 | #96 | 3,417 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #94 | 3,238 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #88 | 2,894 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #82 | 3,047 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #78 | 3,445 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #76 | 3,408 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #74 | 3,052 |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | #69 | 3,062 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #70 | 2,990 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #69 | 3,008 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #60 | 3,181 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | #60 | 3,253 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | #63 | 3,128 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #64 | 3,158 |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | #57 | 3,268 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | #49 | 3,899 |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | #50 | 3,949 |
| 1930 | #1,232 | 37 | #46 | 4,558 |
| 1929 | #1,223 | 37 | #41 | 4,928 |
| 1928 | #1,223 | 39 | #33 | 6,252 |
| 1927 | #1,261 | 39 | #45 | 4,756 |
| 1926 | #1,388 | 33 | #45 | 4,726 |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | #43 | 4,796 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 | #43 | 4,929 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | #42 | 5,005 |
| 1922 | #1,785 | 23 | #42 | 4,833 |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | #43 | 4,925 |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 | #42 | 5,006 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 28 | #42 | 4,615 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #42 | 4,873 |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | #43 | 4,424 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #43 | 4,278 |
| 1915 | #2,050 | 15 | #42 | 4,231 |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | #41 | 3,347 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #42 | 2,577 |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | #40 | 2,210 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #39 | 1,158 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #38 | 922 |
| 1909 | — | #39 | 763 | |
| 1908 | — | #38 | 739 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #36 | 738 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #40 | 632 |
| 1905 | — | #43 | 591 | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #41 | 600 |
| 1903 | — | #39 | 557 | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #39 | 590 |
| 1901 | — | #39 | 506 | |
| 1900 | — | #42 | 640 | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #41 | 496 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #36 | 645 |
| 1897 | — | #40 | 513 | |
| 1896 | — | #42 | 527 | |
| 1895 | — | #38 | 551 | |
| 1894 | — | #40 | 521 | |
| 1893 | — | #38 | 530 | |
| 1892 | — | #40 | 542 | |
| 1891 | — | #39 | 499 | |
| 1890 | — | #35 | 549 | |
| 1889 | — | #41 | 472 | |
| 1888 | — | #37 | 536 | |
| 1887 | — | #35 | 468 | |
| 1886 | — | #36 | 480 | |
| 1885 | — | #39 | 446 | |
| 1884 | — | #37 | 520 | |
| 1883 | — | #35 | 457 | |
| 1882 | — | #32 | 523 | |
| 1881 | — | #33 | 466 | |
| 1880 | — | #35 | 469 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alfred was already there! It came in at #35, and was given to 469 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2002–2025, when fewer than 310 boys a year got the name.
Where Alfred is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#29 · 1 in 109
- Connecticut#30 · 1 in 145
- New Hampshire#35 · 1 in 148
- Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 169
- District of Columbia#39 · 1 in 203
Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #29 | 41 | 1 in 109 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 72 | 1 in 145 |
| Massachusetts | #35 | 170 | 1 in 169 |
| New Hampshire | #35 | 21 | 1 in 148 |
| District of Columbia | #39 | 26 | 1 in 203 |
| New Jersey | #40 | 126 | 1 in 202 |
| Delaware | #44 | 8 | 1 in 209 |
| Hawaii | #45 | 23 | 1 in 142 |
| Florida | #46 | 68 | 1 in 203 |
| Louisiana | #51 | 97 | 1 in 221 |
| New York | #53 | 364 | 1 in 242 |
| Maryland | #57 | 43 | 1 in 290 |
| California | #60 | 169 | 1 in 279 |
| Pennsylvania | #66 | 204 | 1 in 374 |
| Virginia | #66 | 75 | 1 in 311 |
| Arizona | #68 | 20 | 1 in 245 |
| North Dakota | #70 | 19 | 1 in 279 |
| Texas | #70 | 171 | 1 in 346 |
| Maine | #71 | 19 | 1 in 327 |
| Alabama | #77 | 65 | 1 in 423 |
| Mississippi | #77 | 52 | 1 in 412 |
| Wyoming | #77 | 6 | 1 in 303 |
| Arkansas | #78 | 50 | 1 in 364 |
| Ohio | #78 | 114 | 1 in 462 |
| Oklahoma | #78 | 61 | 1 in 346 |
| New Mexico | #79 | 19 | 1 in 299 |
| North Carolina | #80 | 84 | 1 in 425 |
| Illinois | #83 | 121 | 1 in 472 |
| Vermont | #83 | 6 | 1 in 412 |
| South Carolina | #86 | 45 | 1 in 431 |
| West Virginia | #86 | 45 | 1 in 426 |
| Michigan | #87 | 88 | 1 in 503 |
| Georgia | #92 | 65 | 1 in 455 |
| Missouri | #92 | 57 | 1 in 488 |
| South Dakota | #93 | 13 | 1 in 375 |
| Washington | #93 | 25 | 1 in 471 |
| Wisconsin | #93 | 50 | 1 in 496 |
| Utah | #94 | 13 | 1 in 405 |
| Colorado | #96 | 22 | 1 in 424 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 52 | 1 in 516 |
| Idaho | #99 | 11 | 1 in 414 |
| Kansas | #101 | 28 | 1 in 473 |
| Kentucky | #102 | 53 | 1 in 528 |
| Montana | #110 | 8 | 1 in 546 |
| Nebraska | #115 | 18 | 1 in 556 |
| Oregon | #115 | 12 | 1 in 586 |
| Indiana | #125 | 35 | 1 in 771 |
| Iowa | #132 | 24 | 1 in 835 |
| Minnesota | #132 | 26 | 1 in 864 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alfred
- 3 spots since 2024 (#837 → #840)
- 59 spots since 2020 (#899 → #840)
- 82 spots since 2015 (#922 → #840)
- Biggest jump: 167 spots in 2014 (#962 → #795)
- Biggest drop: 127 spots in 2015 (#795 → #922)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #32 (523 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 128 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 72 yrs · run 1880–1951
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 177 boys born in 1928 were named Alfred (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,830 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #32 in 1882, was only 1 in 217 (0.46%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.6% of all boys named Alfred (50,156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,837 | #32 (1882) | #36 |
| 1890s | 5,373 | #35 (1890) | #39 |
| 1900s | 6,356 | #36 (1907) | #40 |
| 1910s | 32,635 | #38 (1910) | #41 |
| 1920s | 50,156 | #33 (1928) | #42 |
| 1930s | 34,392 | #46 (1930) | #59 |
| 1940s | 31,998 | #69 (1940) | #85 |
| 1950s | 29,752 | #96 (1950) | #116 |
| 1960s | 18,656 | #147 (1960) | #165 |
| 1970s | 10,531 | #186 (1971) | #215 |
| 1980s | 7,452 | #255 (1980) | #291 |
| 1990s | 4,727 | #364 (1990) | #468 |
| 2000s | 2,924 | #576 (2000) | #706 |
| 2010s | 2,442 | #795 (2014) | #882 |
| 2020s | 1,630 | #837 (2024) | #874 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alfred in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 58,077 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 63.9% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,752Ula20
- #1,752Valera20
- #1,752Vonna20
- #1,805Alfred19
- #1,805Alexandria19
- #1,805Allen19
- #1,805Anner19
- #1,873Agustina18
- #1,873Aldine18
- #1,873Aloha18
Tied with 67 names at #1,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 369 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.