Alfred

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Alfred is a masculine given name of English origin, a modern descendant of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfrǣd, formed from the Germanic words ælf, meaning "elf", and rǣd, meaning "counsel".

From Wikipedia

Alfred first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 6,252 babies (rank #33 that year). In 2024 it was given to 293 boys (rank #838). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Alfred

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alfred 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.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

244,850

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

6,252

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alfred

Alfred Nobelweapons manufacturer · b. 1833
Alfred Hitchcockfilm screenwriter · b. 1899
Alfred Tennysonpolitician · b. 1809
Alfred Adlerophthalmologist · b. 1870
Alfred Russel Wallacezoological collector · b. 1823

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	469	#35
1881	466	#33
1882	523	#32
1883	457	#35
1884	520	#37
1885	446	#39
1886	480	#36
1887	468	#35
1888	536	#37
1889	472	#41
1890	549	#35
1891	499	#39
1892	542	#40
1893	530	#38
1894	521	#40
1895	551	#38
1896	527	#42
1897	513	#40
1898	645	#36
1899	496	#41
1900	640	#42
1901	506	#39
1902	590	#39
1903	557	#39
1904	600	#41
1905	591	#43
1906	632	#40
1907	738	#36
1908	739	#38
1909	763	#39
1910	922	#38
1911	1,158	#39
1912	2,210	#40
1913	2,577	#42
1914	3,347	#41
1915	4,231	#42
1916	4,278	#43
1917	4,424	#43
1918	4,873	#42
1919	4,615	#42
1920	5,006	#42
1921	4,925	#43
1922	4,833	#42
1923	5,005	#42
1924	4,929	#43
1925	4,796	#43
1926	4,726	#45
1927	4,756	#45
1928	6,252	#33
1929	4,928	#41
1930	4,558	#46
1931	3,949	#50
1932	3,899	#49
1933	3,268	#57
1934	3,159	#64
1935	3,128	#63
1936	3,252	#60
1937	3,181	#60
1938	3,008	#69
1939	2,990	#70
1940	3,062	#69
1941	3,052	#74
1942	3,408	#76
1943	3,445	#78
1944	3,047	#82
1945	2,894	#88
1946	3,238	#94
1947	3,417	#96
1948	3,245	#96
1949	3,189	#96
1950	3,235	#96
1951	3,203	#100
1952	3,134	#104
1953	3,132	#104
1954	3,044	#116
1955	2,980	#119
1956	2,946	#121
1957	2,822	#131
1958	2,712	#133
1959	2,543	#138
1960	2,407	#147
1961	2,281	#152
1962	2,129	#156
1963	1,987	#162
1964	1,963	#163
1965	1,655	#171
1966	1,608	#170
1967	1,633	#164
1968	1,494	#178
1969	1,496	#185
1970	1,418	#190
1971	1,371	#186
1972	1,163	#200
1973	1,075	#201
1974	973	#218
1975	950	#219
1976	902	#225
1977	948	#228
1978	895	#233
1979	836	#252
1980	864	#255
1981	815	#267
1982	834	#261
1983	808	#258
1984	748	#277
1985	675	#303
1986	672	#305
1987	682	#313
1988	721	#312
1989	634	#359
1990	643	#364
1991	577	#393
1992	571	#402
1993	524	#427
1994	453	#475
1995	449	#482
1996	423	#496
1997	378	#530
1998	372	#538
1999	338	#576
2000	350	#576
2001	345	#583
2002	284	#657
2003	274	#696
2004	267	#717
2005	280	#725
2006	282	#749
2007	301	#743
2008	278	#787
2009	262	#829
2010	225	#905
2011	219	#919
2012	212	#950
2013	208	#962
2014	288	#795
2015	232	#922
2016	266	#845
2017	252	#863
2018	254	#862
2019	286	#802
2020	250	#899
2021	254	#903
2022	289	#841
2023	245	#928
2024	293	#838