Boys' name · peaked in 1928
Alfred name popularity since 1925
170,947 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alfred (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Alfred is about 79 years old in 2026. Alfred peaked in 1928 as the #33 name for boys, and it ranked #840 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 170,947
- Named Alfred, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1928
- #33 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #840
- for boys in 2025 (293 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 985 girls · 169,962 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 3.22× its national share
Peak year is the year Alfred made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alfred births per year, 1925–2025
1928 was the biggest year for Alfred both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1928 and 1933, Alfred's share of baby boys fell by 41%.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alfred's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alfred.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alfred in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 178 | 25,458 | – |
| 1930s | 214 | 34,392 | #63 |
| 1940s | 137 | 31,998 | #88 |
| 1950s | 138 | 29,752 | #119 |
| 1960s | 136 | 18,656 | #171 |
| 1970s | 115 | 10,531 | #219 |
| 1980s | 57 | 7,452 | #303 |
| 1990s | 10 | 4,727 | #482 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,924 | #725 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,442 | #922 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,630 | #840 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.9% of babies named Alfred from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Alfred is most popular
The index compares Alfred's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alfred.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 3.22× | 1,926 |
| Hawaii | 2.50× | 1,317 |
| Massachusetts | 2.04× | 8,208 |
| Louisiana | 1.83× | 5,543 |
| New Mexico | 1.70× | 1,585 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alfred's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alfred.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alfred (1928).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data