Alferd · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1891

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 67 recorded years as a table

Alferd, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1891	49
1899	56
1902	41
1909	30
1910	31
1911	27
1912	14
1913	12
1914	9
1915	15
1916	22
1917	21
1918	16
1919	23
1920	24
1921	22
1922	11
1923	18
1924	19
1925	22
1926	17
1927	20
1928	25
1929	23
1930	27
1931	27
1932	19
1933	17
1934	14
1935	15
1936	21
1937	15
1938	14
1939	8
1940	16
1941	14
1942	10
1943	15
1944	17
1945	7
1946	9
1947	7
1948	10
1949	6
1950	9
1951	7
1952	9
1953	9
1954	8
1955	7
1956	8
1957	4
1958	4
1959	6
1960	5
1961	6
1962	3
1963	6
1964	4
1965	5
1967	4
1969	3
1970	4
1972	3
1973	4
1974	5
1976	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alferd isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1976: 6
Rank in 1976: #4,935
How rare: 1 in 261,501 boys
Since 1891: 957

Alferd was last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1899, at 56 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Alferd doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.