Recorded 1919–1925 Girls' name Peak 1919 16 births

Alfair — girls' name

16 babies named Alfair in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s10

The verdict

16 girls have been named Alfair since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

16
total births
1919–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Alfair was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alfair in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfair

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Alfair between 1919 and 1925, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alfair currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfair performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alfair shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfair in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alfair at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

16

Since 1919

7 years of records

Peak year

1919

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1919

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1925

Alfair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1919

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 192519221919 6

Alfair by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 63% of Alfair's all-time total
1910s61920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfair?
16 babies have been named Alfair since 1919. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1919 with 6 births.
When was Alfair most popular?
Alfair was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Alfair been used?
Alfair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 7 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Alfair?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.