Girls' name · since 1896
Alfretta
Alfretta has 289 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfretta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 289 recorded since 1896.
Alfretta has 289 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1896 to 1954.
- #16,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfretta ranks #16,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfretta's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Alfretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alfretta splits its recorded history at 1930: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alfretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1954
- Peak year (1929)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Alfretta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Alfretta's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Alfretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (28% of all-time use).
Alfretta by state
Where Alfretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 3.5% |
10 of 289 births nationwide.
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- Alfretta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Alfrettas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alfretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1896–1954 (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 Alfretta 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.