US rank #780 Boys' name Peak 1993 56,765 births

Alfredo — #780 US boys' name

56,765 babies named Alfredo in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s141890s731900s1671910s8371920s20381930s19421940s24771950s40411960s49651970s65771980s78391990s101102000s89512010s49922020s1742
#780
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Alfredo was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

1,080 babies were named Alfredo in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfredo

The Social Security Administration has registered 56,765 babies named Alfredo between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alfredo currently holds the #780 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 1,080 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfredo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10,110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Alfredo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18,704 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alfredo in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfredo 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 56,765 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.

Alfredo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

56,765

Since 1887

138 years of records

Peak year

1993

1,080 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#780

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1887

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alfredo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1887

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1993)
1,080
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420061988197019521934191618981887 7

Alfredo popularity over time — girls

285 total births recorded since 1926 (Alfredo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 285 births
468101214 19991992198619801972196519541926 5

Alfredo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10,110 births that decade — 18% of Alfredo's all-time total
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Alfredo by state

Where Alfredo concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alfredo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18,704 32.9%
#2 California
17,449 30.7%
#3 New York
3,076 5.4%
#4 Illinois
2,511 4.4%
#5 Arizona
2,067 3.6%
#6 Florida
1,786 3.1%
#7 New Mexico
1,293 2.3%
#8 New Jersey
895 1.6%
Texas share of Alfredo's total US births 32.9%
Even split

18,704 of 56,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Alfredo appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfredo?
56,765 babies have been named Alfredo since 1887. It currently ranks #780 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 1,080 births.
When was Alfredo most popular?
Alfredo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10,110 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Alfredo most popular?
The top states for the name Alfredo are Texas (18,704 births), California (17,449 births), New York (3,076 births).
How long has the name Alfredo been used?
Alfredo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 138 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alfredo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfred, Alfonso, Alfonzo, Alford, 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, 1887–2024 (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.