How Many People Are Named Alfreda?
An estimated 5,082 people in the United States have the first name Alfreda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Alfreda peaked in popularity in 1958 with 363 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alfreda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alfreda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Alfreda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
5,082
About 1 in 67,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1958
363 births
Total Registered
11,418
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alfreda
Alfreda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,418 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Alfreda as a male name
Ranked #5,801 in 1978
5 male births in 1978
Peak: 1954 (7 births)
Alfreda as a female name
Ranked #15,797 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1958 (363 births)
Alfreda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alfreda span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,507 babies were registered. Alfreda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alfreda by Decade
How has Alfreda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alfreda by State
Birth registrations for Alfreda span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas. On average, about 240 Alfredas were registered per state.
Alfreda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alfreda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alfreda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alfreda?
We estimate approximately 5,082 people named Alfreda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 67,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Alfreda a common name?
Alfreda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,418 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alfreda most popular?
Alfreda reached peak popularity in 1958, when 363 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alfreda is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alfreda a female name?
Alfreda is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alfreda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alfreda Smith, Alfreda Johnson, Alfreda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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