Total births
234
Unisex name · since 1893
Alfa
234 babies named Alfa in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 234
- total births
- 1893–2012
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Alfa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 234 recorded since 1893.
Alfa has 234 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2012.
- 234 total births
- 1893–2012 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
234 girls have been named Alfa since 1893, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2012.
- 234
- total births
- 1893–2012
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Alfa was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
13 babies were named Alfa in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Alfa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alfa's full recorded timeline at 1932, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alfa at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
Alfa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2012
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Alfa popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 2001 (Alfa as boys' name)
Alfa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Alfa's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Alfa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 62 births (26% of all-time use).
Alfa by state
Where Alfa concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
California share of Alfa's total US births 2.6%
6 of 234 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alfa? ▼
234 babies have been named Alfa since 1893. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Alfa most popular? ▼
Alfa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Alfa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Alfa are California (6 births).
Is Alfa a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Alfa is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 234 births, and as a boy's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Alfa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alfa since 1893 -- 120 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Alfa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfreda, Alfred, Alfredia, Alfrieda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alfa's data
- Alfa's decade-level peak was the 1910s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alfas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alfa
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alfa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alfa: Baby Name Since 1893 - 234 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alfa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alfa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.