Boys' name · peaked in 1993
Alfredo name popularity since 1925
55,439 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alfredo. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Alfredo is about 38 years old in 2026. Alfredo peaked in 1993 as the #268 name for boys, and it ranked #820 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 55,439
- Named Alfredo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #820
- for boys in 2025 (301 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 285 girls · 55,154 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 4.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Alfredo 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.
Alfredo births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Alfredo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, Alfredo's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 2,190 to 1 in 3,500.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alfredo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alfredo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alfredo 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 | 5 | 1,208 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,942 | #384 |
| 1940s | 5 | 2,477 | #400 |
| 1950s | 30 | 4,042 | #364 |
| 1960s | 44 | 4,964 | #346 |
| 1970s | 66 | 6,578 | #274 |
| 1980s | 75 | 7,839 | #270 |
| 1990s | 60 | 10,110 | #270 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,953 | #351 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,993 | #589 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,048 | #820 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.7% of babies named Alfredo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Alfredo is most popular
The index compares Alfredo'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 Alfredo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4.37× | 17,915 |
| New Mexico | 3.75× | 1,084 |
| California | 3.15× | 17,439 |
| Arizona | 2.89× | 1,962 |
| Nevada | 1.68× | 314 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alfredo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alfredo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alfredo (1993).
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