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

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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) 4,790 243,861
Peak Year 1930 1928
Peak Year Births 106 6,252
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alford Alfred
1880s 139 4,837
1890s 127 5,373
1900s 171 6,356
1910s 538 32,635
1920s 897 50,156
1930s 778 34,392
1940s 697 31,998
1950s 600 29,752
1960s 344 18,656
1970s 225 10,531
1980s 161 7,452
1990s 81 4,727
2000s 22 2,924
2010s 10 2,442
2020s - 1,630

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 - 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, 1880–2019.

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