Alford vs Alfred

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

Name A

Alford

Boy name

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Name B

Alfred

Boy name · Rank #837

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Metric Alford Alfred
Current Rank Unranked #837
Total Births (all years) 4,790 243,558
Peak Year 1930 1928
Peak Year Births 106 6,252
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alford Alfred
1880ss 139 4,837
1890ss 127 5,373
1900ss 171 6,356
1910ss 538 32,635
1920ss 897 50,156
1930ss 778 34,392
1940ss 697 31,997
1950ss 600 29,751
1960ss 344 18,653
1970ss 225 10,531
1980ss 161 7,453
1990ss 81 4,728
2000ss 22 2,923
2010ss 10 2,442
2020ss — 1,331

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alford Alfred
2014 — 288
2015 — 232
2016 — 266
2017 5 252
2018 — 254
2019 5 286
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, 1880–2019.

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