Alfred

Boy Old English #928 in 2023

Alfred is a boy name of Old English origin.

Meaning of Alfred

Alfred the Great, early king of England. From Alfred, from Ælfrǣd,. The modern pronunciation with is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with, as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).

Popularity of Alfred

Popularity, 1880–2023

245 births in 2023

1880 2023

243,265 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1928

6,291 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.