Alf

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alf is a given name, nickname and surname. The male name Alf or Alv is derived from álf, the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Spanish names with álf as their first part, notably Alfred, Álvaro, or more directly from Ataulf.

From Wikipedia

Alf first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 88 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 38 babies (rank #1,044 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Alf

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alf yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,130

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alf

Alf Ramseyassociation football player · b. 1920
Alf Sjöbergdirector · b. 1903

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	7	#747
1881	5	#868
1882	6	#841
1883	15	#460
1884	7	#768
1885	5	#941
1886	9	#647
1887	8	#682
1888	10	#649
1889	12	#549
1890	10	#630
1891	11	#564
1892	10	#688
1893	11	#616
1894	6	#957
1895	6	#979
1896	9	#778
1897	10	#682
1898	5	#1,124
1900	8	#971
1901	12	#596
1902	5	#1,142
1903	5	#1,133
1904	10	#761
1905	8	#920
1906	9	#853
1907	11	#818
1908	9	#946
1909	6	#1,280
1910	6	#1,424
1911	19	#732
1912	22	#970
1913	20	#1,146
1914	27	#1,101
1915	34	#1,100
1916	38	#1,044
1917	36	#1,113
1918	32	#1,231
1919	36	#1,159
1920	26	#1,457
1921	27	#1,450
1922	18	#1,885
1923	27	#1,421
1924	34	#1,246
1925	18	#1,874
1926	17	#1,912
1927	25	#1,518
1928	18	#1,823
1929	21	#1,611
1930	19	#1,693
1931	18	#1,694
1932	17	#1,780
1933	18	#1,645
1934	16	#1,784
1935	12	#2,128
1936	18	#1,587
1937	14	#1,913
1938	13	#1,980
1939	12	#2,052
1941	7	#2,878
1942	14	#1,947
1943	7	#2,965
1944	9	#2,470
1945	6	#2,999
1946	9	#2,536
1947	13	#2,170
1948	6	#3,323
1949	17	#1,821
1950	9	#2,583
1951	6	#3,370
1952	10	#2,519
1953	7	#3,147
1954	11	#2,453
1956	8	#2,974
1957	5	#4,002
1959	9	#2,824
1960	8	#3,082
1961	5	#4,076
1962	5	#4,051
1964	9	#2,858
1967	5	#3,983
1968	5	#4,149
1969	5	#4,419
1971	5	#4,928
1972	6	#4,453
1974	8	#3,844
1975	8	#3,957
1979	5	#6,081