Recorded 1899–1922 Girls' name Peak 1916 89 births

Alfhild — girls' name

89 babies named Alfhild in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s191910s541920s11
1910s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Alfhild was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Alfhild in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfhild

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Alfhild between 1899 and 1922, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alfhild currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfhild performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alfhild shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfhild 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 89 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.

Alfhild at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

89

Since 1899

24 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1899

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1922

Alfhild popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1899

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 1922191719151913191019061899 5

Alfhild by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
54 births that decade — 61% of Alfhild's all-time total
1890s51900s191910s541920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfhild?
89 babies have been named Alfhild since 1899. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Alfhild most popular?
Alfhild was most popular in the 1910s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Alfhild been used?
Alfhild has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 24 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Alfhild?
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, 1899–1922 (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.