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 #840

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Metric Alf Alfred
Current Rank Unranked #840
Total Births (all years) 1,130 243,861
Peak Year 1916 1928
Peak Year Births 38 6,252
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

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