Recorded 1921–2023 Girls' name Peak 1930 21 births

Alfia — girls' name

21 babies named Alfia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Alfia since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2023.

21
total births
1921–2023
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Alfia was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alfia in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Alfia between 1921 and 2023, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alfia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alfia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfia 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 21 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.

Alfia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 1921

103 years of records

Peak year

1930

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1921

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alfia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1921

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1930)
6
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Alfia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 48% of Alfia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfia?
21 babies have been named Alfia since 1921. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1930 with 6 births.
When was Alfia most popular?
Alfia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Alfia been used?
Alfia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 103 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alfia?
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, 1921–2023 (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.