Recorded 1896–1954 Girls' name Peak 1929 289 births

Alfretta — girls' name

289 babies named Alfretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s101910s681920s821930s521940s491950s22
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Alfretta was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

14 babies were named Alfretta in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alfretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Alfretta between 1896 and 1954, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alfretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alfretta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alfretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alfretta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alfretta 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 289 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.

Alfretta at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

289

Since 1896

59 years of records

Peak year

1929

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1896

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1954

Alfretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1896

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1929)
14
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
46810121416 195419471940193419281922191719051896 6

Alfretta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
82 births that decade — 28% of Alfretta's all-time total
1890s61900s101910s681920s821930s521940s491950s22

Alfretta by state

Where Alfretta concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alfretta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 3.5%
Pennsylvania share of Alfretta's total US births 3.5%

10 of 289 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alfretta?
289 babies have been named Alfretta since 1896. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1929 with 14 births.
When was Alfretta most popular?
Alfretta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Alfretta most popular?
The top states for the name Alfretta are Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Alfretta been used?
Alfretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 59 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Alfretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alfreda, Alfred, Alfredia, Alfrieda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1896–1954 (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.