US rank #2042 Unisex name Peak 2024 976 births

Alfie — #2042 US boys' name

976 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.

1910s111920s111930s101940s121960s1691970s1831980s211990s292000s422010s1932020s295
#2042
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Alfie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

74 babies were named Alfie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfie

The Social Security Administration has registered 976 babies named Alfie between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfie currently holds the #2042 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 74 babies received it in a single year. Alfie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 128 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Alfie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alfie in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfie 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 976 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.

Alfie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

976

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2024

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,042

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alfie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
74
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
020406080 20242017201019951981197219491917 5

Alfie popularity over time — girls

128 total births recorded since 1915 (Alfie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 128 births
4681012 2020197419701967192419201915 5

Alfie by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
295 births that decade — 30% of Alfie's all-time total
1910s111920s111930s101940s121960s1691970s1831980s211990s292000s422010s1932020s295

Alfie by state

Where Alfie concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Alfie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
106 10.9%
#2 New York
91 9.3%
#3 Texas
21 2.2%
#4 Illinois
11 1.1%
#5 Ohio
6 0.6%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Alfie's total US births 10.9%
Even split

106 of 976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfie?
976 babies have been named Alfie since 1917. It currently ranks #2042 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 74 births.
When was Alfie most popular?
Alfie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alfie most popular?
The top states for the name Alfie are California (106 births), New York (91 births), Texas (21 births).
Is Alfie a unisex name?
Yes, Alfie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 976 births, and as a girl's name it has 128 births.
How long has the name Alfie been used?
Alfie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alfie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfred, Alfredo, Alfonso, Alfonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.