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

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Peak · boys
1882 · 523 births
Debut · boys
469 births
In top 100 · boys
72 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
243,861
since 1880

Alfred over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #32, 1882boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#840293
2024—#837296
2023—#928245
2022—#837291
2021—#901255
2020—#899250
2019—#802286
2018—#862254
2017—#864252
2016—#845266
2015—#922232
2014—#795288
2013—#962208
2012—#949212
2011—#919219
2010—#904225
2009—#828263
2008—#787278
2007—#743301
2006—#749282
2005—#725280
2004—#717267
2003—#696274
2002—#657284
2001—#583345
2000—#576350
1999—#576338
1998—#538372
1997—#529378
1996—#496423
1995—#482449
1994#13,4305#475453
1993—#427524
1992—#402571
1991#13,1475#393577
1990—#364642
1989#8,7618#359634
1988—#312721
1987#8,7787#313682
1986#6,15611#305672
1985—#303675
1984—#277748
1983#6,7059#258808
1982#9,2376#261834
1981#7,4098#267814
1980#7,4188#255864
1979#5,75111#253836
1978#4,67914#233895
1977#6,3409#228948
1976#6,0489#225903
1975#9,0675#219949
1974#3,86316#218973
1973#4,87111#2011,075
1972#4,09114#2001,162
1971#4,12314#1861,372
1970#4,49212#1901,418
1969#3,77414#1851,496
1968#4,22211#1781,494
1967#4,30010#1641,633
1966#3,55813#1701,607
1965#4,4949#1711,656
1964#3,24416#1631,962
1963#4,01911#1621,988
1962#3,59213#1562,130
1961#2,67321#1522,284
1960#2,90418#1472,406
1959#2,51721#1382,545
1958#3,08515#1332,711
1957#3,30913#1312,823
1956#3,04815#1212,945
1955#5,2086#1192,980
1954#2,77916#1163,044
1953#2,81215#1043,132
1952#4,9086#1043,134
1951#2,39118#1003,203
1950#2,90913#963,235
1949#2,72614#963,190
1948#2,49116#963,245
1947#2,53016#963,417
1946#3,6658#943,238
1945#3,1329#882,894
1944#2,28715#823,047
1943#2,55813#783,445
1942#2,66612#763,408
1941#1,81020#743,052
1940#2,20314#693,062
1939#2,12515#702,990
1938#1,80519#693,008
1937#1,99916#603,181
1936#1,87317#603,253
1935#2,20614#633,128
1934#2,00316#643,158
1933#1,77319#573,268
1932#1,68521#493,899
1931#1,12740#503,949
1930#1,23237#464,558
1929#1,22337#414,928
1928#1,22339#336,252
1927#1,26139#454,756
1926#1,38833#454,726
1925#1,50430#434,796
1924#1,72325#434,929
1923#1,94420#425,005
1922#1,78523#424,833
1921#1,54329#434,925
1920#1,66625#425,006
1919#1,48128#424,615
1918#2,10217#424,873
1917#1,65222#434,424
1916#2,02816#434,278
1915#2,05015#424,231
1914#1,74015#413,347
1913#1,88311#422,577
1912#1,47714#402,210
1911#2,4635#391,158
1910#2,3985#38922
1909—#39763
1908—#38739
1907#2,0615#36738
1906#1,9515#40632
1905—#43591
1904#1,4867#41600
1903—#39557
1902#1,4387#39590
1901—#39506
1900—#42640
1899#1,2787#41496
1898#1,5026#36645
1897—#40513
1896—#42527
1895—#38551
1894—#40521
1893—#38530
1892—#40542
1891—#39499
1890—#35549
1889—#41472
1888—#37536
1887—#35468
1886—#36480
1885—#39446
1884—#37520
1883—#35457
1882—#32523
1881—#33466
1880—#35469
First appearance
1880

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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,318 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,718 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,741 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,864 boysILWisconsin: #274 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,984 boysWIMichigan: #214 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,995 boysMINew York: #113 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 775 boysNYMassachusetts: #97 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 837 boysMARhode Island: #59 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 333 boysRIOregon: #298 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,077 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedSDIowa: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,130 boysIAIndiana: #227 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,969 boysINOhio: #233 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,546 boysOHPennsylvania: #142 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,196 boysPANew Jersey: #122 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 897 boysNJConnecticut: #107 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 807 boysCTCalifornia: #156 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 861 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedUTColorado: #166 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 947 boysCONebraska: #191 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,422 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,809 boysMOKentucky: #262 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,460 boysKYWest Virginia: #200 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,672 boysWVVirginia: #140 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 765 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 910 boysMDDelaware: #114 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 650 boysDEArizona: #119 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 524 boysAZNew Mexico: #84 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 349 boysNMKansas: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,829 boysARTennessee: #221 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,665 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,139 boysNCSouth Carolina: #176 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,002 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #133 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 680 boysDCOklahoma: #264 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,929 boysOKLouisiana: #111 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 481 boysLAMississippi: #147 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 703 boysMSAlabama: #132 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 676 boysALGeorgia: #142 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 744 boysGAHawaii: #139 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 557 boysHITexas: #179 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 857 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 799 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#59 · 1 in 333
  2. New Mexico#84 · 1 in 349
  3. Massachusetts#97 · 1 in 837
  4. Connecticut#107 · 1 in 807
  5. Louisiana#111 · 1 in 481

Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#59251 in 333
New Mexico#84311 in 349
Massachusetts#97611 in 837
Connecticut#107311 in 807
Louisiana#111761 in 481
New York#1132111 in 775
Delaware#11471 in 650
Arizona#119291 in 524
New Jersey#122651 in 897
Alabama#132481 in 676
District of Columbia#133191 in 680
Hawaii#139121 in 557
Virginia#140511 in 765
Georgia#142601 in 744
Pennsylvania#142841 in 1,196
Maryland#147341 in 910
Mississippi#147321 in 703
Florida#150621 in 799
California#1562031 in 861
Colorado#166191 in 947
Maine#16671 in 1,318
South Carolina#176241 in 1,002
North Carolina#178401 in 1,139
Texas#1791211 in 857
Nebraska#19191 in 1,422
West Virginia#20091 in 1,672
Michigan#214401 in 1,995
Illinois#217531 in 1,864
Missouri#221221 in 1,809
Tennessee#221211 in 1,665
Indiana#227241 in 1,969
Ohio#233371 in 2,546
Kentucky#262121 in 2,460
Oklahoma#264101 in 1,929
Washington#27391 in 2,718
Wisconsin#274101 in 3,984
Oregon#29851 in 3,077
Kansas#30061 in 2,899
Iowa#31361 in 4,130
Arkansas#32261 in 2,829
Minnesota#34451 in 6,741
Alaska———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #32 (523 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 128 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 72 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 72 yrs · run 1880–1951
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 177
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Alfred (50,156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,837#32 (1882)#36
1890s5,373#35 (1890)#39
1900s6,356#36 (1907)#40
1910s32,635#38 (1910)#41
1920s50,156#33 (1928)#42
1930s34,392#46 (1930)#59
1940s31,998#69 (1940)#85
1950s29,752#96 (1950)#116
1960s18,656#147 (1960)#165
1970s10,531#186 (1971)#215
1980s7,452#255 (1980)#291
1990s4,727#364 (1990)#468
2000s2,924#576 (2000)#706
2010s2,442#795 (2014)#882
2020s1,630#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 1965

girls
#4,494
9 births · 1 in 196,129 girls
boys
#171
1,656 births · 1 in 1,123 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #4,494Alfred9

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #171Alfred1,656
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 196,129 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 40.4% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alfred
  1. #4,202Yael10
  2. #4,202Yvone10
  3. #4,202Yvonnie10
  4. #4,494Alfred9
  5. #4,494Adonica9
  6. #4,494Adrien9
  7. #4,494Alayna9
  8. #4,831Adaline8
  9. #4,831Adam8
  10. #4,831Adora8

Tied with 336 names at #4,494; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,123 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alfred
  1. #168Antonio1,778
  2. #169Lance1,754
  3. #170Bernard1,675
  4. #171Alfred1,656
  5. #172Tyrone1,569
  6. #173Leroy1,538
  7. #174Luis1,525
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →