Recorded 1915–1979 Boys' name Peak 1918 203 births

Alfio — boys' name

203 babies named Alfio in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s881930s281940s111950s51960s191970s15
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Alfio was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Alfio in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfio

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Alfio between 1915 and 1979, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alfio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alfio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfio 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 203 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.

Alfio at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

203

Since 1915

65 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1915

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1979

Alfio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1915

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
46810121416 19791962194119321926192219181915 6

Alfio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 43% of Alfio's all-time total
1910s371920s881930s281940s111950s51960s191970s15

Alfio by state

Where Alfio concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alfio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 2.5%
#2 New York
5 2.5%
Massachusetts share of Alfio's total US births 2.5%
Even split

5 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfio?
203 babies have been named Alfio since 1915. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Alfio most popular?
Alfio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Alfio most popular?
The top states for the name Alfio are Massachusetts (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Alfio been used?
Alfio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 65 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Alfio?
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.

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, 1915–1979 (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.