Girls' name · since 1899
Alfhild
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.
- #28,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Alfhild since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alfhild recorded 89 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1922.
- #28,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1899
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfhild ranks #28,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1899, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Alfhild's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alfhild's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alfhild splits its recorded history at 1913: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alfhild popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1922
- Peak year (1916)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Alfhild by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (54 births, 61% of the file).
1910s was Alfhild's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Alfhild births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 54 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Alfhild's decade-level peak was the 1910s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alfhild: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
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, 1899–1922 (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 Alfhild 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.