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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #32, 1882boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedMNIllinois: #816 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,554 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedWIMichigan: #434 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,161 boysMINew York: #462 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,194 boysNYMassachusetts: #356 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,292 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedINOhio: #471 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,249 boysOHPennsylvania: #481 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,644 boysPANew Jersey: #462 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,596 boysNJConnecticut: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,823 boysCTCalifornia: #338 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 2,723 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedWVVirginia: #464 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,099 boysVAMaryland: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,759 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedDEArizona: #391 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,903 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedKSArkansas: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,313 boysARTennessee: #326 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,662 boysTNNorth Carolina: #472 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,474 boysNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,444 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,260 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #377 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,342 boysLAMississippi: #354 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,237 boysMSAlabama: #344 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,517 boysALGeorgia: #335 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,403 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alfred, so not publishedHITexas: #386 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,890 boysTXFlorida: #350 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,441 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#282 · 1 in 1,260
  2. Connecticut#308 · 1 in 2,823
  3. Tennessee#326 · 1 in 2,662
  4. Arkansas#330 · 1 in 2,313
  5. Georgia#335 · 1 in 2,403

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#28251 in 1,260
Connecticut#30871 in 2,823
Tennessee#326131 in 2,662
Arkansas#33061 in 2,313
Georgia#335201 in 2,403
California#338981 in 2,723
Alabama#344101 in 2,517
Florida#350351 in 2,441
Mississippi#35471 in 2,237
Massachusetts#35691 in 4,292
Louisiana#377121 in 2,342
Texas#386531 in 2,890
Arizona#391111 in 2,903
Maryland#42681 in 3,759
Michigan#434151 in 4,161
South Carolina#44261 in 3,444
New Jersey#462111 in 4,596
New York#462301 in 4,194
Virginia#464101 in 4,099
Ohio#471141 in 5,249
North Carolina#472101 in 4,474
Pennsylvania#481131 in 5,644
Illinois#81681 in 10,554
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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 1994

girls
#13,430
5 births · 1 in 357,151 girls
boys
#475
453 births · 1 in 4,265 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #13,430Alfred5

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #475Alfred453
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 357,151 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 14.8% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alfred
  1. #11,778Zhanna6
  2. #11,778Zoha6
  3. #11,778Zowie6
  4. #13,430Alfred5
  5. #13,430Aailyah5
  6. #13,430Aaliayah5
  7. #13,430Aalijah5

Tied with 2,329 names at #13,430; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 4,265 of them was named Alfred, which outranked 95.4% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alfred
  1. #472Brody456
  2. #472Deon456
  3. #474Jarrod454
  4. #475Alfred453
  5. #476Donte452
  6. #477Charlie448
  7. #477Nigel448
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →