Alford
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning old ford.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Alford by the numbers
Alford was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 106 babies in 1930, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Sounds like Alford
Names that are said the same way as Alford, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alfredelf counsel682 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a river
Like Alford, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alford
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