girl's name
Alfreda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 16,833
Alfreda is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1958, when 363 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
Alfreda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 |
| 1890s | 164 |
| 1900s | 246 |
| 1910s | 1,180 |
| 1920s | 1,938 |
| 1930s | 1,170 |
| 1940s | 1,253 |
| 1950s | 2,507 |
| 1960s | 1,727 |
| 1970s | 759 |
| 1980s | 319 |
| 1990s | 105 |
| 2000s | 16 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 10 |
How popular is Alfreda?
In 2018, Alfreda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Alfreda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Alfreda is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Alfréda | Alfréda is Alfreda written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,194 in France, against #6,264 for Alfreda. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Alfreda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alfreda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alfreda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alfreda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alfreda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alfreda
How popular is the name Alfreda?
In 2018, Alfreda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Alfreda a girl's or a boy's name?
Alfreda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alfreda most popular?
Alfreda peaked in 1958, when 363 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.