Alfreda

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1925 · 231 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,383
since 1881

Alfreda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alfreda has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #456, 1925girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1999#14,4115—
1998#14,1225—
1997#12,0706—
1996#11,8076—
1995#8,7669—
1994#7,09712—
1993#8,05210—
1992#6,31414—
1991#5,18118—
1990#4,69420—
1989#6,16013—
1988#4,01522—
1987#3,52425—
1986#3,20328—
1985#2,74934—
1984#2,62535—
1983#2,23643—
1982#2,36941—
1981#2,19546—
1980#2,80032—
1979#1,87456—
1978#1,96249#5,7725
1977#1,85754—
1976#1,67758—
1975#1,33281—
1974#1,20991—
1973#1,23984—
1972#1,16193—
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1970#1,19196—
1969#1,23482—
1968#991111—
1967#926122—
1966#949115—
1965#803152#3,2447
1964#797171—
1963#689215—
1962#661236—
1961#660242—
1960#600274—
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1958#504363—
1957#584273#3,5526
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1955#588244—
1954#597230#3,1767
1953#622203—
1952#568233—
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Alfreda! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alfreda is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #834 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,795 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #517 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,458 girlsMINew York: #934 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 20,423 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedINOhio: #614 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,334 girlsOHPennsylvania: #509 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,055 girlsPANew Jersey: #526 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,938 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,352 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #312 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsVAMaryland: #380 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,103 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedARTennessee: #512 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,406 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #428 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,332 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #196 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #232 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsLAMississippi: #331 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,500 girlsMSAlabama: #354 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsALGeorgia: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alfreda, so not publishedHITexas: #932 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,988 girlsTXFlorida: #370 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#196 · 1 in 1,022
  2. District of Columbia#232 · 1 in 1,474
  3. Virginia#312 · 1 in 2,559
  4. Mississippi#331 · 1 in 2,500
  5. Alabama#354 · 1 in 3,020

Best ever in a state: #144 in Maine, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#196281 in 1,022
District of Columbia#23291 in 1,474
Virginia#312161 in 2,559
Mississippi#331111 in 2,500
Alabama#354121 in 3,020
Florida#370121 in 3,301
Maryland#38071 in 4,103
Missouri#403101 in 4,352
Georgia#422111 in 4,185
Louisiana#422111 in 3,416
North Carolina#428121 in 4,332
Pennsylvania#509141 in 8,055
Tennessee#51261 in 6,406
Michigan#517121 in 7,458
New Jersey#52661 in 8,938
Ohio#61491 in 11,334
Illinois#83461 in 16,795
Texas#93281 in 13,988
New York#93481 in 20,423
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Alfreda
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
  • Biggest jump: 345 spots in 1904 (#1,027 → #682)
  • Biggest drop: 293 spots in 1903 (#734 → #1,027)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1925 at #456 (231 births)
  • Births halved by 1932, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 81 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1904–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,270
  • Highest: 1 in 5,270 girls born in 1925 were named Alfreda (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 340,215 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 21.9% of all girls named Alfreda (2,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24#679 (1881)#809
1890s164#553 (1896)#784
1900s246#602 (1908)#754
1910s1,180#480 (1916)#569
1920s1,933#456 (1925)#502
1930s1,165#562 (1934)#619
1940s1,253#638 (1944)#692
1950s2,494#504 (1958)#584
1960s1,720#600 (1960)#831
1970s754#1,161 (1972)#1,472
1980s319#2,195 (1981)#3,188
1990s105#4,694 (1990)#9,251
2000s16#13,154 (2000)#15,474
2010s10#15,682 (2018)#16,098

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alfreda in 1955

girls
#588
244 births · 1 in 8,013 girls

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #588Alfreda244
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 8,013 of them was named Alfreda, which outranked 91.3% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alfreda
  1. #585Elva246
  2. #585Sharlene246
  3. #587Muriel245
  4. #588Alfreda244
  5. #588Cheryle244
  6. #588Lela244
  7. #591James243
  8. #592Delois241
  9. #592Krista241

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →