Is Alfred a boy or girl name?
Alfred is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 293 boys were named Alfred, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 244,850 US babies named Alfred were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #838
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alfred since 1880
- 244,850
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 6,291 babies
Boys and girls named Alfred, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,837 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5,373 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 1900s | 6,356 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 1910s | 32,635 | 148 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 50,156 | 300 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 34,392 | 214 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 31,997 | 137 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 29,751 | 138 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 18,653 | 136 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 10,531 | 115 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 7,453 | 57 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 4,728 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,923 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,442 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,331 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 293 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 245 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 289 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 254 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 250 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 286 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 254 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 252 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 266 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 232 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 288 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 208 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 219 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 225 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 262 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 278 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 301 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 282 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 280 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 267 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 274 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 284 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 345 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 350 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 338 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 372 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 378 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 423 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 449 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 453 | #475 | 5 | #13,503 |
| 1993 | 524 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 571 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 577 | #393 | 5 | #13,218 |
| 1990 | 643 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 634 | #359 | 8 | #8,786 |
| 1988 | 721 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 682 | #313 | 7 | #8,799 |
| 1986 | 672 | #305 | 11 | #6,171 |
| 1985 | 675 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 748 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 808 | #258 | 9 | #6,724 |
| 1982 | 834 | #261 | 6 | #9,256 |
| 1981 | 815 | #267 | 8 | #7,423 |
| 1980 | 864 | #255 | 8 | #7,431 |
| 1979 | 836 | #252 | 11 | #5,758 |
| 1978 | 895 | #233 | 14 | #4,683 |
| 1977 | 948 | #228 | 9 | #6,356 |
| 1976 | 902 | #225 | 9 | #6,057 |
| 1975 | 950 | #219 | 5 | #9,101 |
| 1974 | 973 | #218 | 16 | #3,865 |
| 1973 | 1,075 | #201 | 11 | #4,876 |
| 1972 | 1,163 | #200 | 14 | #4,092 |
| 1971 | 1,371 | #186 | 14 | #4,128 |
| 1970 | 1,418 | #190 | 12 | #4,495 |
| 1969 | 1,496 | #185 | 14 | #3,777 |
| 1968 | 1,494 | #178 | 11 | #4,225 |
| 1967 | 1,633 | #164 | 10 | #4,305 |
| 1966 | 1,608 | #170 | 13 | #3,560 |
| 1965 | 1,655 | #171 | 9 | #4,500 |
| 1964 | 1,963 | #163 | 16 | #3,248 |
| 1963 | 1,987 | #162 | 11 | #4,023 |
| 1962 | 2,129 | #156 | 13 | #3,597 |
| 1961 | 2,281 | #152 | 21 | #2,676 |
| 1960 | 2,407 | #147 | 18 | #2,905 |
| 1959 | 2,543 | #138 | 21 | #2,520 |
| 1958 | 2,712 | #133 | 15 | #3,088 |
| 1957 | 2,822 | #131 | 13 | #3,311 |
| 1956 | 2,946 | #121 | 15 | #3,051 |
| 1955 | 2,980 | #119 | 6 | #5,219 |
| 1954 | 3,044 | #116 | 16 | #2,780 |
| 1953 | 3,132 | #104 | 15 | #2,818 |
| 1952 | 3,134 | #104 | 6 | #4,920 |
| 1951 | 3,203 | #100 | 18 | #2,392 |
| 1950 | 3,235 | #96 | 13 | #2,913 |
| 1949 | 3,189 | #96 | 14 | #2,729 |
| 1948 | 3,245 | #96 | 16 | #2,493 |
| 1947 | 3,417 | #96 | 16 | #2,532 |
| 1946 | 3,238 | #94 | 8 | #3,669 |
| 1945 | 2,894 | #88 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1944 | 3,047 | #82 | 15 | #2,289 |
| 1943 | 3,445 | #78 | 13 | #2,560 |
| 1942 | 3,408 | #76 | 12 | #2,668 |
| 1941 | 3,052 | #74 | 20 | #1,810 |
| 1940 | 3,062 | #69 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1939 | 2,990 | #70 | 15 | #2,126 |
| 1938 | 3,008 | #69 | 19 | #1,806 |
| 1937 | 3,181 | #60 | 16 | #2,001 |
| 1936 | 3,252 | #60 | 17 | #1,874 |
| 1935 | 3,128 | #63 | 14 | #2,207 |
| 1934 | 3,159 | #64 | 16 | #2,003 |
| 1933 | 3,268 | #57 | 19 | #1,776 |
| 1932 | 3,899 | #49 | 21 | #1,686 |
| 1931 | 3,949 | #50 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1930 | 4,558 | #46 | 37 | #1,232 |
| 1929 | 4,928 | #41 | 37 | #1,223 |
| 1928 | 6,252 | #33 | 39 | #1,223 |
| 1927 | 4,756 | #45 | 39 | #1,261 |
| 1926 | 4,726 | #45 | 33 | #1,389 |
| 1925 | 4,796 | #43 | 30 | #1,505 |
| 1924 | 4,929 | #43 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1923 | 5,005 | #42 | 20 | #1,945 |
| 1922 | 4,833 | #42 | 23 | #1,787 |
| 1921 | 4,925 | #43 | 29 | #1,543 |
| 1920 | 5,006 | #42 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1919 | 4,615 | #42 | 28 | #1,482 |
| 1918 | 4,873 | #42 | 17 | #2,105 |
| 1917 | 4,424 | #43 | 22 | #1,653 |
| 1916 | 4,278 | #43 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1915 | 4,231 | #42 | 15 | #2,052 |
| 1914 | 3,347 | #41 | 15 | #1,742 |
| 1913 | 2,577 | #42 | 11 | #1,888 |
| 1912 | 2,210 | #40 | 14 | #1,480 |
| 1911 | 1,158 | #39 | 5 | #2,476 |
| 1910 | 922 | #38 | 5 | #2,410 |
| 1909 | 763 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 739 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 738 | #36 | 5 | #2,069 |
| 1906 | 632 | #40 | 5 | #1,957 |
| 1905 | 591 | #43 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 600 | #41 | 7 | #1,492 |
| 1903 | 557 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 590 | #39 | 7 | #1,442 |
| 1901 | 506 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 640 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 496 | #41 | 7 | #1,283 |
| 1898 | 645 | #36 | 6 | #1,508 |
| 1897 | 513 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 527 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 551 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 521 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 530 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 542 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 499 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 549 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 472 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 536 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 468 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 480 | #36 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 446 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 520 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 457 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 523 | #32 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 466 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 469 | #35 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alfred reached #32 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,126 in 1931. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alfred
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.