The name Alfred is of Old English origin, and means wise listener.
The table below indicates the number of times the name Alfred has been given to baby boys in recent years.
The last 125 years refers to 1880 through 2004; last year refers to 2004.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names given to baby boys in each of these years.
Cumulative Usage Chart for the Name Alfred
Use of the Name Alfred for Boys During the Last ...
125 Years
50 Years
25 Years
10 Years
5 Years
2 Years
1 Year
238,061
56,798
13,677
3,468
1,510
537
263
The table below indicates the number of times the name Alfred has been given to baby boys and baby girls each year, from 1880 through 2004.
A blank entry indicates that the name did not rank among the top one thousand names given to boys or girls, respectively, during the specified year.
Yearly Usage Chart for the Name Alfred
Used as a Boy Name
Used as a Girl Name
Year
Rank
Count
Rank
Count
1880
35
469
1881
33
466
947
4
1882
32
523
1883
35
457
1884
37
520
1885
39
446
1886
36
480
1887
35
468
1888
37
536
1889
41
472
1890
35
549
1891
39
499
1892
40
542
1893
38
530
1894
40
521
1895
38
551
1896
42
527
1897
40
513
1898
36
645
1899
41
496
1900
42
641
1901
39
506
1902
39
590
1903
39
557
1904
41
601
1905
43
591
1906
40
630
1907
36
738
1908
38
737
1909
39
762
1910
38
923
1911
39
1,153
1912
40
2,211
1913
42
2,576
1914
41
3,343
1915
42
4,234
1916
43
4,284
1917
43
4,427
1918
42
4,874
1919
42
4,619
1920
42
4,991
1921
43
4,927
1922
42
4,841
1923
42
5,021
1924
43
4,921
1925
43
4,793
1926
45
4,719
1927
45
4,758
1928
33
6,222
1929
41
4,929
1930
46
4,542
1931
50
3,936
1932
49
3,891
1933
57
3,259
1934
63
3,164
1935
63
3,113
1936
60
3,248
1937
60
3,176
1938
69
3,008
1939
70
2,994
1940
69
3,057
1941
74
3,035
1942
76
3,413
1943
78
3,415
1944
82
3,035
1945
88
2,893
1946
94
3,221
1947
96
3,408
1948
97
3,226
1949
96
3,194
1950
96
3,220
1951
100
3,185
1952
104
3,135
1953
103
3,127
1954
116
3,039
1955
119
2,971
1956
121
2,931
1957
131
2,829
1958
133
2,696
1959
138
2,551
1960
148
2,396
1961
152
2,266
1962
156
2,138
1963
162
1,992
1964
163
1,958
1965
171
1,651
1966
170
1,604
1967
164
1,637
1968
178
1,493
1969
185
1,495
1970
190
1,412
1971
186
1,365
1972
200
1,168
1973
201
1,076
1974
218
972
1975
219
945
1976
225
898
1977
227
949
1978
234
893
1979
252
835
1980
255
863
1981
265
813
1982
261
834
1983
258
807
1984
277
748
1985
304
674
1986
304
671
1987
314
677
1988
312
721
1989
358
636
1990
363
642
1991
393
577
1992
403
570
1993
427
524
1994
476
452
1995
482
449
1996
496
423
1997
530
378
1998
538
371
1999
576
337
2000
577
347
2001
583
343
2002
658
283
2003
693
274
2004
716
263
Totals:
238,061
4
During the last 125 years, parents have used Alfred as a boy's name about 99% of the time and less frequently (about 0% of the time) as a girl's name.