Alfred has been given to about 245,153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.
Alfred ranks 840th among American boys in 2025, with 293 born that year. Its best year was 1928, when 6,291 babies were given the name, ranking 33rd. The typical living American called Alfred is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.