Alfard vs Alfred

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

Name A

Alfard

Boy name

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Name B

Alfred

Boy name · Rank #837

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Metric Alfard Alfred
Current Rank Unranked #837
Total Births (all years) 91 243,558
Peak Year 1928 1928
Peak Year Births 9 6,252
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alfard Alfred
1880ss — 4,837
1890ss — 5,373
1900ss — 6,356
1910ss 6 32,635
1920ss 36 50,156
1930ss 34 34,392
1940ss 15 31,997
1950ss — 29,751
1960ss — 18,653
1970ss — 10,531
1980ss — 7,453
1990ss — 4,728
2000ss — 2,923
2010ss — 2,442
2020ss — 1,331

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alfard Alfred
2014 — 288
2015 — 232
2016 — 266
2017 — 252
2018 — 254
2019 — 286
2020 — 250
2021 — 254
2022 — 289
2023 — 245
2024 — 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, 1916–1949.

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