Alferd vs Alfred

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

Name A

Alferd

Boy name

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Name B

Alfred

Boy name · Rank #837

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Metric Alferd Alfred
Current Rank Unranked #837
Total Births (all years) 957 243,861
Peak Year 1930 1928
Peak Year Births 30 6,252
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alferd Alfred
1880ss — 4,837
1890ss 11 5,373
1900ss 10 6,356
1910ss 121 32,635
1920ss 223 50,156
1930ss 188 34,392
1940ss 159 31,998
1950ss 142 29,752
1960ss 70 18,656
1970ss 33 10,531
1980ss — 7,452
1990ss — 4,727
2000ss — 2,924
2010ss — 2,442
2020ss — 1,630

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alferd 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, 1891–1976.

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