Alfred
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning elf counsel.
Babies a year
682
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#840
down from #838
UK popularity
#76
682 babies · up from #81
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 |
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. Its US peak was 6,247 in 1928.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Alfred was most common in 1915, when it went to 0.48% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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