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The name Alfred peaked for girls at #1126 in 1931. Alfred is also used for boys, ranking #840 in 2025.

The name Alfred is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wise counselor; elf counsel".

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Alfred is up off his recliner! If you're looking for a path to Fred, you can go directly to Frederick or take the long way around with the so-out-it's-in-again Alfred. Alfred is quite popular in several European countries, especially England and Wales, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
 Alfred the Great, King of Wessex (called "England's darling") was a wise, compassionate and scholarly king of old England in the tenth century. His name reached the height of its popularity from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century—it was in the Top 50 in the U.S. until 1933.
 Among its best known bearers were the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, movie director Alfred Hitchcock, biologist/sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, Swedish inventor/industrialist Alfred Nobel, and photographer Alfred Stieglitz. And let's not forget Batman's butler, Alfred Pennyworth.
 Hipper nicknames: Alf, Alfie, and Fred.

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The name Alfred is currently ranked #840 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #32 in 1882. The name is most popular in ALFRED, ALFRED, and ALFRED. Alfred is occasionally used for girls in 1994.

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