Boys' name · since 1916

Alfard

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Alfard, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,001 of 45,481
all-time among boys
91
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Alfard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 91 have been recorded since 1916.

Alfard has 91 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1949.

  • #18,001 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 91 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfard ranks #18,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#18,001 of 45,481
all-time among boys
91
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alfard's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alfard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alfard's full recorded timeline at 1931, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alfard popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
45678910 191619241926192819311933193519441949 5

Alfard by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 40% of the file).

1920s was Alfard's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Alfard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfard? ▼
91 babies have been named Alfard since 1916. All-time, it sits at #18,001 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
Where does Alfard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfard ranks #18,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Alfard go back to 1916, giving 34 years of history 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.

What to do with Alfard's data

  • Alfard's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1940s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alfard

Nearby Names Like Alfard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alfard

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Alfonzo Boy
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Alford Boy
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Gorje
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Ferlando
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alfard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1916–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Alfard 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 August 2026.