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How popular is the name Aelfred?

Births per year, rank history and how many Aelfreds are alive today.

Aelfred (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 2000, when 6 babies were given the name, the 1889th most popular that year.

The Aelfred you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old - or else around 7: the name has two living generations. Half of all Aelfreds born in England and Wales are between 9 and 30, and there are at least 91 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Aelfred - on average, only one in every 3,330 such rooms contains a Aelfred.

How many babies are named Aelfred each year?

0246200020202000: 62018: 42020: 32024: 3actual

Where does Aelfred rank among boys' names?

1101001,00010,000200020202000: ranked 1,8892018: ranked 3,9592020: ranked 4,6082024: ranked 5,120

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Aelfred per year in England and Wales, 2000 to 2024, peaking at about 6 in 2000
Aelfred: births per year in England and Wales, 2000-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Aelfred most popular?

Aelfred peaked in 2000, when 6 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Aelfred?

At least 91 people named Aelfred born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Aelfred?

Most living Aelfreds are between 9 and 30; the most common age is about 32. There is a second cluster around 7.

Is Aelfred becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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