Alfred Name Popularity

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How popular is Alfred?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alfred, ranked the 872nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alfred has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #32 in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1928 with 6,247 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alfred in any given year was 208 in 2013.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alfred occurred roughly during the years 1909-1918, and 1925-1928, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1933, 1956-1965, 1969-1973, 1990-1994, and 2007-2010.

Alfred's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Alfred has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alfred?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Alfred is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Alfred has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Alfred (Girl)		Alfred (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	249	872
2017		< 5	--	251	864
2016		< 5	--	264	847
2015		< 5	--	232	922
2014		< 5	--	287	796
2013		< 5	--	208	961
2012		< 5	--	212	948
2011		< 5	--	219	919
2010		< 5	--	225	905
2009		< 5	--	262	828
2008		< 5	--	278	786
2007		< 5	--	301	743
2006		< 5	--	281	752
2005		< 5	--	280	725
2004		< 5	--	267	717
2003		< 5	--	274	696
2002		< 5	--	284	657
2001		< 5	--	345	583
2000		< 5	--	350	576
1999		< 5	--	338	576
1998		< 5	--	372	538
1997		< 5	--	378	529
1996		< 5	--	422	496
1995		< 5	--	449	482
1994		5	13,501	453	475
1993		< 5	--	524	427
1992		< 5	--	570	403
1991		5	13,216	577	393
1990		< 5	--	643	364
1989		8	8,785	635	357
1988		< 5	--	721	312
1987		7	8,796	680	313
1986		11	6,167	672	305
1985		< 5	--	675	303
1984		< 5	--	748	277
1983		9	6,722	808	258
1982		6	9,249	835	261
1981		8	7,418	816	267
1980		8	7,428	863	255
1979		11	5,754	836	252
1978		13	4,934	895	234
1977		9	6,355	951	227
1976		9	6,054	902	225
1975		5	9,100	950	219
1974		16	3,865	973	218
1973		11	4,875	1,075	201
1972		14	4,093	1,164	200
1971		14	4,128	1,370	187
1970		12	4,497	1,414	190
1969		14	3,776	1,497	185
1968		11	4,223	1,492	178
1967		10	4,303	1,634	164
1966		13	3,559	1,607	170
1965		9	4,500	1,655	171
1964		16	3,242	1,962	163
1963		11	4,022	1,987	162
1962		13	3,596	2,136	156
1961		21	2,675	2,278	152
1960		18	2,906	2,405	147
1959		21	2,521	2,545	138
1958		16	2,972	2,709	133
1957		13	3,311	2,821	131
1956		15	3,050	2,945	121
1955		6	5,218	2,975	120
1954		16	2,780	3,051	116
1953		15	2,817	3,129	104
1952		6	4,920	3,137	104
1951		18	2,392	3,198	100
1950		13	2,914	3,235	96
1949		14	2,729	3,186	96
1948		16	2,493	3,246	96
1947		16	2,532	3,414	96
1946		8	3,668	3,238	94
1945		9	3,136	2,893	88
1944		15	2,288	3,048	82
1943		13	2,561	3,447	78
1942		12	2,669	3,405	76
1941		20	1,810	3,052	74
1940		14	2,205	3,062	69
1939		15	2,126	2,988	70
1938		19	1,806	3,007	69
1937		16	2,000	3,181	60
1936		17	1,873	3,253	60
1935		14	2,208	3,123	63
1934		16	2,004	3,161	64
1933		19	1,776	3,267	57
1932		21	1,687	3,898	49
1931		40	1,127	3,949	50
1930		37	1,232	4,554	46
1929		37	1,224	4,932	41
1928		39	1,223	6,247	33
1927		39	1,262	4,752	45
1926		33	1,389	4,732	45
1925		30	1,505	4,795	43
1924		25	1,723	4,929	43
1923		20	1,945	5,006	42
1922		23	1,787	4,832	42
1921		29	1,542	4,925	43
1920		25	1,667	5,007	42
1919		28	1,482	4,615	42
1918		17	2,105	4,873	42
1917		22	1,653	4,424	43
1916		16	2,029	4,278	43
1915		15	2,052	4,232	42
1914		15	1,742	3,346	41
1913		11	1,888	2,577	42
1912		14	1,480	2,210	40
1911		5	2,476	1,158	39
1910		5	2,410	922	38
1909		< 5	--	763	39
1908		< 5	--	739	38
1907		5	2,069	738	36
1906		5	1,957	632	40
1905		< 5	--	591	43
1904		7	1,492	600	41
1903		< 5	--	557	39
1902		7	1,442	590	39
1901		< 5	--	506	39
1900		< 5	--	640	42
1899		7	1,283	496	41
1898		6	1,508	645	36
1897		< 5	--	513	40
1896		< 5	--	527	42
1895		< 5	--	551	38
1894		< 5	--	521	40
1893		< 5	--	530	38
1892		< 5	--	542	40
1891		< 5	--	499	39
1890		< 5	--	549	35
1889		< 5	--	472	41
1888		< 5	--	536	37
1887		< 5	--	468	35
1886		< 5	--	480	36
1885		< 5	--	446	39
1884		< 5	--	520	37
1883		< 5	--	457	35
1882		< 5	--	523	32
1881		< 5	--	466	33
1880		< 5	--	469	35

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.