Is Alford a boy or girl name?
Alford was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,795 US babies named Alford were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alford since 1880
- 4,795
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Alford, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 897 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 778 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 697 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 600 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,219 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,335 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,529 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,482 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,621 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,414 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,545 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,635 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,055 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,822 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,119 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,243 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,250 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,841 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,176 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,530 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,899 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 68 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 78 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 73 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 67 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 60 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 64 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 79 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 69 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 69 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 55 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 68 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 74 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 87 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 72 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 69 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 59 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 68 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 76 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 89 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 83 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 84 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 66 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 76 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 71 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 106 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 93 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 94 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 89 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 86 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 101 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 85 | #716 | 5 | #5,089 |
| 1923 | 93 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 86 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 87 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 83 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 90 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 62 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 72 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 68 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 72 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 45 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 41 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 40 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 30 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 29 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 16 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 17 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 21 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 19 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 17 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 17 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #482 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alford reached #417 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #5,089 in 1924. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alford
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.