Girls' name · since 1921
Alfia
Alfia has 21 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfia has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2023.
- #45,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfia ranks #45,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #45,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfia's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alfia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alfia's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alfia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2023
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Alfia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Alfia's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Alfia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Alfia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alfia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1921–2023 (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 Alfia 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.