Boys' name · since 1915
Alfio
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Alfio, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 203
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
203 boys have been named Alfio since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alfio has 203 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1979.
- #12,852 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 203 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfio ranks #12,852 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 203
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfio's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Alfio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alfio's full recorded timeline at 1930, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alfio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1979
- Peak year (1918)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Alfio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Alfio's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Alfio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (43% of all-time use).
Alfio by state
Where Alfio concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alfio's data
- Alfio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Alfios (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alfio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1915–1979 (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 Alfio 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.