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How popular is the name Alfred?
Births per year, rank history and how many Alfreds are alive today.
Alfred (male) is currently the 81st most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 657 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1904, when around 12,500 babies were given the name, the 11th most popular that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 218 in 1996 before climbing back to the 81st place it holds today. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 39,000 babies have been named Alfred in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Alfred include Alfie and Freddy.
The Alfred you are most likely to meet is around 4 years old - or else around 71: the name has two living generations. Half of all Alfreds born in England and Wales are between 17 and 75, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 11% chance that at least one of them will be called Alfred.
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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.
Common questions
When was the name Alfred most popular?
Alfred peaked in 1904, when around 12,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Alfred?
At least 35,000 people named Alfred born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Alfred?
Most living Alfreds are between 17 and 75; the most common age is about 4. There is a second cluster around 71.
Is Alfred becoming more or less popular?
Recovering: it has climbed back after a dip in the rankings.