Alfreda
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1925 · 231 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,383since 1881
Alfreda over time
Rank among girls' names. Alfreda has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,203 | 28 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,625 | 35 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,236 | 43 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,369 | 41 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,195 | 46 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,962 | 49 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #1,857 | 54 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,677 | 58 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,332 | 81 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,209 | 91 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,239 | 84 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,161 | 93 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,221 | 92 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,191 | 96 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,234 | 82 | — | |
| 1968 | #991 | 111 | — | |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 | — | |
| 1966 | #949 | 115 | — | |
| 1965 | #803 | 152 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #797 | 171 | — | |
| 1963 | #689 | 215 | — | |
| 1962 | #661 | 236 | — | |
| 1961 | #660 | 242 | — | |
| 1960 | #600 | 274 | — | |
| 1959 | #571 | 294 | — | |
| 1958 | #504 | 363 | — | |
| 1957 | #584 | 273 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #575 | 267 | — | |
| 1955 | #588 | 244 | — | |
| 1954 | #597 | 230 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #622 | 203 | — | |
| 1952 | #568 | 233 | — | |
| 1951 | #635 | 188 | — | |
| 1950 | #599 | 199 | — | |
| 1949 | #680 | 151 | — | |
| 1948 | #708 | 139 | — | |
| 1947 | #737 | 135 | — | |
| 1946 | #748 | 119 | — | |
| 1945 | #755 | 99 | — | |
| 1944 | #638 | 132 | — | |
| 1943 | #678 | 125 | — | |
| 1942 | #648 | 132 | — | |
| 1941 | #681 | 106 | — | |
| 1940 | #649 | 115 | — | |
| 1939 | #666 | 104 | — | |
| 1938 | #666 | 107 | — | |
| 1937 | #594 | 128 | — | |
| 1936 | #615 | 115 | — | |
| 1935 | #638 | 104 | — | |
| 1934 | #562 | 130 | — | |
| 1933 | #612 | 112 | — | |
| 1932 | #663 | 103 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #584 | 128 | — | |
| 1930 | #593 | 134 | — | |
| 1929 | #561 | 148 | — | |
| 1928 | #539 | 166 | — | |
| 1927 | #525 | 181 | — | |
| 1926 | #497 | 196 | — | |
| 1925 | #456 | 231 | — | |
| 1924 | #459 | 228 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #495 | 198 | — | |
| 1922 | #488 | 199 | — | |
| 1921 | #527 | 181 | — | |
| 1920 | #474 | 205 | — | |
| 1919 | #507 | 178 | — | |
| 1918 | #483 | 196 | — | |
| 1917 | #500 | 174 | — | |
| 1916 | #480 | 176 | — | |
| 1915 | #547 | 136 | — | |
| 1914 | #540 | 107 | — | |
| 1913 | #579 | 77 | — | |
| 1912 | #648 | 59 | — | |
| 1911 | #634 | 46 | — | |
| 1910 | #768 | 31 | — | |
| 1909 | #644 | 37 | — | |
| 1908 | #602 | 39 | — | |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | — | |
| 1906 | #716 | 26 | — | |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | — | |
| 1904 | #682 | 26 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | — | |
| 1902 | #734 | 22 | — | |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 | — | |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | — | |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | — | |
| 1898 | #790 | 18 | — | |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | — | |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 | — | |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | — | |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | — | |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | — | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Alfreda! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Alfreda is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#177 · 1 in 920
- Pennsylvania#246 · 1 in 2,766
- Massachusetts#257 · 1 in 3,078
- New Jersey#258 · 1 in 3,164
- New York#281 · 1 in 3,161
Best ever in a state: #144 in Maine, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #177 | 7 | 1 in 920 |
| Pennsylvania | #246 | 36 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Massachusetts | #257 | 12 | 1 in 3,078 |
| New Jersey | #258 | 10 | 1 in 3,164 |
| New York | #281 | 32 | 1 in 3,161 |
| Illinois | #331 | 17 | 1 in 3,646 |
| Michigan | #356 | 9 | 1 in 4,072 |
| Ohio | #471 | 7 | 1 in 7,788 |
| Texas | #619 | 9 | 1 in 5,503 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alfreda
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2018
- Biggest jump: 345 spots in 1904 (#1,027 → #682)
- Biggest drop: 293 spots in 1903 (#734 → #1,027)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1925 at #456 (231 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1904–1968
- Highest: 1 in 5,270 girls born in 1925 were named Alfreda (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 340,215 girls born in 2018 (0.00%)
- 21.9% of all girls named Alfreda (2,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #679 (1881) | #809 |
| 1890s | 164 | #553 (1896) | #784 |
| 1900s | 246 | #602 (1908) | #754 |
| 1910s | 1,180 | #480 (1916) | #569 |
| 1920s | 1,933 | #456 (1925) | #502 |
| 1930s | 1,165 | #562 (1934) | #619 |
| 1940s | 1,253 | #638 (1944) | #692 |
| 1950s | 2,494 | #504 (1958) | #584 |
| 1960s | 1,720 | #600 (1960) | #831 |
| 1970s | 754 | #1,161 (1972) | #1,472 |
| 1980s | 319 | #2,195 (1981) | #3,188 |
| 1990s | 105 | #4,694 (1990) | #9,251 |
| 2000s | 16 | #13,154 (2000) | #15,474 |
| 2010s | 10 | #15,682 (2018) | #16,098 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alfreda in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
More about 1918
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1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 5,906 of them was named Alfreda, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #479Margret199
- #481Freida198
- #481Lona198
- #483Alfreda196
- #483Alva196
- #483Camille196
- #483Johnie196
- #487Alene194
- #487Dovie194
- #489Jaunita193
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.