Unisex name · since 1917
Alfie
1,049 babies named Alfie in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alfie is the #2061 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,049 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Alfie recorded 1,049 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #2061 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #4,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,049 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfie ranks #4,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,049 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alfie's 1,049 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alfie compares
1,049 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alfie's all-time total is 184% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alfie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,049 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alfie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alfie's full recorded timeline at 1990, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alfie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Alfie popularity over time - girls
128 total births recorded since 1915 (Alfie as girls' name)
Alfie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (368 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Alfie's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Alfie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
169 births
- 1970s
1970s
183 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 368 births (35% of all-time use).
How Alfie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alfie's total volume
Alfie by state
Where Alfie concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 11.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 99 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
124 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- California records the most Alfies (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alfie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Alfie 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.