Names / Boy names
Alfred
Current rank
#840
holding steady
All-time peak
#32
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
245,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #32 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Elf counsel. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #840 and is holding steady. Its strongest year was 1882, at #32 nationally. Over 245,100 have carried it since records began.