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Boy's name · #840 in the US (2025) · Vintage
Alfred is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #32. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 244,000 boys since 1880, ranked #840 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
See where Alfred is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Alfred is especially popular in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland (Swedish-sp.).
#3 in Denmark (2025) · #5 in Sweden (2025) · #8 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #26 in Norway (2025) · #76 in England & Wales (2025) · #94 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #99 in New Zealand (2025) · #226 in Scotland (2025) · #286 in Ireland (2025) · #344 in N. Ireland (2025) · #357 in Poland (2025) · #375 in Austria (2025) and 9 more.
Among 10,777 notable people named Alfred:
Business leaders appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alfred P. Sloan, American business executive (1875–1966).
About 64 boys a year are given Alfie as their full name.
Similar names: Alfredo · Harry · Albert · Ernest · Fred · Alonzo
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