boy's name
Alfredo
al-FRAY-doh
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 58,761
the United States
#822
2025 births
Alfredo means counsel of the elves, and the elves were taken seriously — Anglo-Saxon naming treated them as beings whose advice was worth invoking, not as decoration for a children's story. The same elf element sits inside Alvin, Aubrey and Elvis.
- Alfredo is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1993, when 1,089 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,014 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1887.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Alfredo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 |
| 1890s | 73 |
| 1900s | 167 |
| 1910s | 837 |
| 1920s | 2,043 |
| 1930s | 1,942 |
| 1940s | 2,482 |
| 1950s | 4,072 |
| 1960s | 5,008 |
| 1970s | 6,644 |
| 1980s | 7,914 |
| 1990s | 10,170 |
| 2000s | 8,953 |
| 2010s | 4,993 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,048 |
What Alfredo means
Alfredo means elf counsel, or one advised by elves. The Old English joins a word for a supernatural being to one meaning counsel, so wisdom is credited to an outside source.
Where Alfredo comes from
Alfredo is the Italian and Spanish form of Alfred, from the Old English Ælfræd — ælf, an elf, joined to ræd, counsel. Elves were serious beings in Anglo-Saxon belief, capable of harm as well as help, and the element appears across the name stock in Alvin, Elvis and Aubrey. Alfred the Great is the only English king called great, and the fettuccine dish is named for Alfredo di Lelio, who made it in Rome in 1914 for his wife.
Alfredo in use
Alfredo peaked in the United States in 1993, when 1,089 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 822nd in the United States on 301 births, 3534th in England and Wales on 6 and 6079th in France on 5, across 58,761 lifetime births in three of the seven markets we track. Our records carry it from 1887.
How popular is Alfredo?
In 2025, Alfredo was given to 301 babies in the United States, ranking #822 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Alfredo 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.
Names that peaked alongside Alfredo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alfredo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alfredo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Alfredo
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Alfredo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Alfredo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alfredo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alfredo
What does the name Alfredo mean?
Elf counsel — the Old English ælf, an elf, joined to ræd, counsel.
Were elves taken seriously?
Yes. Anglo-Saxon belief treated them as powerful beings, capable of harm as well as help.
Is fettuccine Alfredo related?
Named for Alfredo di Lelio, who made the dish in Rome in 1914.
Is Elvis related?
Through the same ælf element, yes — as are Alvin and Aubrey.
How popular is the name Alfredo?
In 2025, Alfredo was given to 301 babies in the United States, ranking #822 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Alfredo a girl's or a boy's name?
Alfredo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alfredo?
Alfredo has 3 syllables.
When was Alfredo most popular?
Alfredo peaked in 1993, when 1,089 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Alfredo?
Alfredo is usually shortened to Fredo.
Is Alfredo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alfredo currently ranks #822 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.