Alf vs Alfred

Side-by-side comparison of Alf and Alfred — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alf

Boy name

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Name B

Alfred

Boy name · Rank #837

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Alf Alfred
Current Rank Unranked #837
Total Births (all years) 1,130 243,861
Peak Year 1916 1928
Peak Year Births 38 6,252
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alf Alfred
1880ss 84 4,837
1890ss 78 5,373
1900ss 83 6,356
1910ss 270 32,635
1920ss 231 50,156
1930ss 157 34,392
1940ss 88 31,998
1950ss 65 29,752
1960ss 42 18,656
1970ss 32 10,531
1980ss — 7,452
1990ss — 4,727
2000ss — 2,924
2010ss — 2,442
2020ss — 1,630

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alf Alfred
2014 — 288
2015 — 232
2016 — 266
2017 — 252
2018 — 254
2019 — 286
2020 — 250
2021 — 255
2022 — 291
2023 — 245
2024 — 296
2025 — 293

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1979.

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