Girls' name · since 1894
Alfrieda
Alfrieda has 761 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfrieda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 761 recorded since 1894.
Alfrieda has 761 recorded births among girls since 1894, 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 1894 to 1971.
- #9,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 761 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alfrieda ranks #9,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 761 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alfrieda's 761 recorded births place it above 87.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Alfrieda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alfrieda splits its recorded history at 1936: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alfrieda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1971
- Peak year (1918)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Alfrieda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (205 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Alfrieda's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alfrieda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s
1910s
136 births
- 1920s
1920s
205 births
- 1930s
1930s
120 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 205 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alfrieda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alfrieda's total volume
Alfrieda by state
Where Alfrieda concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
18 of 761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Alfrieda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Alfriedas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Alfrieda: 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 (~77 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, 1894–1971 (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 Alfrieda 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.