Alfred
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning elf counsel.
How Alfred has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #922 |
| 2016 | #845 |
| 2017 | #868 |
| 2018 | #861 |
| 2019 | #801 |
| 2020 | #898 |
| 2021 | #902 |
| 2022 | #848 |
| 2023 | #927 |
| 2024 | #838 |
| 2025 | #840 |
Alfred by the numbers
In 2025, 682 babies in England and Wales were named Alfred. In the US, 250 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 6,247 babies in 1928, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 210 American boys born that year was called Alfred.
Names that come from Alfred
Forms of Alfred in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alfred. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Alfred, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sagewise one1,669 in the US (2017)
- Skylerscholar, learned one; modern respelling of Schuyler1,459 in the US (2017)
- Reggiecounsel power; from Reginald1,312 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ronnieruler's counsel; from Ronald1,281 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Alfred
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