Recorded 1916–1949 Boys' name Peak 1928 91 births

Alfard — boys' name

91 babies named Alfard in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s361930s341940s15
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Alfard was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Alfard in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfard

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Alfard between 1916 and 1949, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alfard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfard 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 91 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.

Alfard at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

91

Since 1916

34 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1916

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1949

Alfard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1916

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
45678910 194919411934193219301927192519201916 6

Alfard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
36 births that decade — 40% of Alfard's all-time total
1910s61920s361930s341940s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfard?
91 babies have been named Alfard since 1916. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Alfard most popular?
Alfard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Alfard been used?
Alfard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 34 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Alfard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfred, Alfredo, Alfonso, Alfonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1949 (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.