Alfred
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-fred
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #83 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #840 for boys
Vintage revival
Alfred is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “elf counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 83rd for boys in the UK (704 babies) and 840th for boys in the US (293 babies).
What does Alfred mean?
Old English
“elf counsel”
Alfred the Great (849-899), King of Wessex, defended his kingdom against the Vikings.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alfred a girl's or a boy's name?
Alfred is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 704 boys in the UK and 293 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alfred in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #83among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 704about 1 in 430 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 704 boys in the UK were named Alfred, making it the 83rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 101st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 748 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alfred in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 76th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#11), 1914 (#14), 1924 (#27), 1934 (#49), 1944 (#73) and 2024 (#81).
Alfred in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 704 | #83 |
| 2024 | 671 | #89 |
| 2023 | 694 | #84 |
| 2022 | 720 | #86 |
| 2021 | 748 | #85 |
| 2020 | 652 | #101 |
| 2019 | 670 | #106 |
| 2018 | 630 | #113 |
| 2017 | 615 | #118 |
| 2016 | 604 | #118 |
| 2015 | 567 | #122 |
| 2014 | 531 | #133 |
| 2013 | 448 | #147 |
| 2012 | 384 | #171 |
| 2011 | 375 | #173 |
| 2010 | 399 | #162 |
| 2009 | 416 | #154 |
| 2008 | 448 | #144 |
| 2007 | 400 | #153 |
| 2006 | 329 | #168 |
| 2005 | 286 | #179 |
| 2004 | 245 | #183 |
| 2003 | 397 | #139 |
| 2002 | 305 | #149 |
| 2001 | 263 | #161 |
| 2000 | 275 | #155 |
| 1999 | 238 | #163 |
| 1998 | 195 | #188 |
| 1997 | 170 | #216 |
| 1996 | 142 | #241 |
How popular is Alfred in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #840among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 293about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 293 boys in the US were named Alfred, making it the 840th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 899th. Its busiest year was 1928, with 6,252 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alfred in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 1955, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alfred in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 293 | #840 |
| 2024 | 296 | #837 |
| 2023 | 245 | #928 |
| 2022 | 291 | #837 |
| 2021 | 255 | #901 |
| 2020 | 250 | #899 |
| 2019 | 286 | #802 |
| 2018 | 254 | #862 |
| 2017 | 252 | #864 |
| 2016 | 266 | #845 |
| 2015 | 232 | #922 |
| 2014 | 288 | #795 |
| 2013 | 208 | #962 |
| 2012 | 212 | #949 |
| 2011 | 219 | #919 |
| 2010 | 225 | #904 |
| 2009 | 263 | #828 |
| 2008 | 278 | #787 |
| 2007 | 301 | #743 |
| 2006 | 282 | #749 |
| 2005 | 280 | #725 |
| 2004 | 267 | #717 |
| 2003 | 274 | #696 |
| 2002 | 284 | #657 |
| 2001 | 345 | #583 |
| 2000 | 350 | #576 |
| 1999 | 338 | #575 |
| 1998 | 372 | #538 |
| 1997 | 378 | #529 |
| 1996 | 423 | #496 |
| 1995 | 449 | #482 |
| 1994 | 453 | #475 |
| 1993 | 524 | #427 |
| 1992 | 571 | #402 |
| 1991 | 577 | #393 |
| 1990 | 642 | #364 |
| 1989 | 634 | #359 |
| 1988 | 721 | #312 |
| 1987 | 682 | #313 |
| 1986 | 672 | #305 |
| 1985 | 675 | #303 |
| 1984 | 748 | #277 |
| 1983 | 808 | #258 |
| 1982 | 834 | #261 |
| 1981 | 814 | #267 |
| 1980 | 864 | #255 |
| 1979 | 836 | #253 |
| 1978 | 895 | #233 |
| 1977 | 948 | #228 |
| 1976 | 903 | #225 |
| 1975 | 949 | #219 |
| 1974 | 973 | #218 |
| 1973 | 1,075 | #201 |
| 1972 | 1,162 | #200 |
| 1971 | 1,372 | #186 |
| 1970 | 1,418 | #190 |
| 1969 | 1,496 | #185 |
| 1968 | 1,494 | #178 |
| 1967 | 1,633 | #164 |
| 1966 | 1,607 | #170 |
| 1965 | 1,656 | #171 |
| 1964 | 1,962 | #163 |
| 1963 | 1,988 | #162 |
| 1962 | 2,130 | #156 |
| 1961 | 2,284 | #152 |
| 1960 | 2,406 | #147 |
| 1959 | 2,545 | #138 |
| 1958 | 2,711 | #133 |
| 1957 | 2,823 | #131 |
| 1956 | 2,945 | #121 |
| 1955 | 2,980 | #119 |
| 1954 | 3,044 | #116 |
| 1953 | 3,132 | #104 |
| 1952 | 3,134 | #104 |
| 1951 | 3,203 | #100 |
| 1950 | 3,235 | #96 |
| 1949 | 3,190 | #96 |
| 1948 | 3,245 | #96 |
| 1947 | 3,417 | #96 |
| 1946 | 3,238 | #94 |
| 1945 | 2,894 | #88 |
| 1944 | 3,047 | #82 |
| 1943 | 3,445 | #78 |
| 1942 | 3,408 | #76 |
| 1941 | 3,052 | #74 |
| 1940 | 3,062 | #69 |
| 1939 | 2,990 | #70 |
| 1938 | 3,008 | #69 |
| 1937 | 3,181 | #60 |
| 1936 | 3,253 | #60 |
| 1935 | 3,128 | #63 |
| 1934 | 3,158 | #64 |
| 1933 | 3,268 | #57 |
| 1932 | 3,899 | #49 |
| 1931 | 3,949 | #50 |
| 1930 | 4,558 | #46 |
| 1929 | 4,928 | #41 |
| 1928 | 6,252 | #33 |
| 1927 | 4,756 | #45 |
| 1926 | 4,726 | #45 |
| 1925 | 4,796 | #43 |
| 1924 | 4,929 | #43 |
| 1923 | 5,005 | #42 |
| 1922 | 4,833 | #42 |
| 1921 | 4,925 | #43 |
| 1920 | 5,006 | #42 |
| 1919 | 4,615 | #42 |
| 1918 | 4,873 | #42 |
| 1917 | 4,424 | #43 |
| 1916 | 4,278 | #43 |
| 1915 | 4,231 | #42 |
| 1914 | 3,347 | #41 |
| 1913 | 2,577 | #42 |
| 1912 | 2,210 | #40 |
| 1911 | 1,158 | #39 |
| 1910 | 922 | #38 |
| 1909 | 763 | #39 |
| 1908 | 739 | #38 |
| 1907 | 738 | #36 |
| 1906 | 632 | #40 |
| 1905 | 591 | #43 |
| 1904 | 600 | #41 |
| 1903 | 557 | #39 |
| 1902 | 590 | #39 |
| 1901 | 506 | #39 |
| 1900 | 640 | #42 |
| 1899 | 496 | #41 |
| 1898 | 645 | #36 |
| 1897 | 513 | #40 |
| 1896 | 527 | #42 |
| 1895 | 551 | #38 |
| 1894 | 521 | #40 |
| 1893 | 530 | #38 |
| 1892 | 542 | #40 |
| 1891 | 499 | #39 |
| 1890 | 549 | #35 |
| 1889 | 472 | #41 |
| 1888 | 536 | #37 |
| 1887 | 468 | #35 |
| 1886 | 480 | #36 |
| 1885 | 446 | #39 |
| 1884 | 520 | #37 |
| 1883 | 457 | #35 |
| 1882 | 523 | #32 |
| 1881 | 466 | #33 |
| 1880 | 469 | #35 |
Nicknames for Alfred
Names like Alfred
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wilfred Albert Frederick Edward Arthur Stanley Ralph Rupert Otis Henry Archie Francis
Names related to Alfred
More Old English names
Alfie Teddy Waylon Audrey Edith Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar Alden Edmund Kelsey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alfred: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alfred, updated 20 October 2026.