Alfa

AL-fuh /ˈælfə/
girl 2 syllables rising

Alfa is a very rare variant of Alpha that peaked in 1922 and has grown less common since.

Alfa is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Alfa was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1922 (13 births).

About the name Alfa

PronunciationAL-fuh /ˈælfə/
CultureDanishGermanIcelandicItalian
#8,947among boys 2025
#18,530among all names 2025
8boys 2025

Names similar to Alfa

How popular is Alfa?

Girls named Alfa
18931900192019401960198020002012
Girls named Alfa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1893–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Alfa 8 in 2025
200120052010201520202025
Boys named Alfa per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1893–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Alfa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202588—#8,947
202466—#11,008
202355—#12,329
201766—#10,838
201255#17,013—
200855#17,655—
200466#14,253—
20011010#15,462#10,619
199955#14,496—
19979—#9,060—
19966—#11,862—
19956—#11,830—
19516—#4,840—
19475—#5,312—
19465—#4,967—
19445—#4,582—
19425—#4,634—
19375—#4,265—
19369—#2,860—
19355—#4,218—
19345—#4,296—
19328—#3,279—
19317—#3,500—
19306—#4,054—
19286—#4,203—
19257—#4,036—
192213—#2,613—
19207—#3,968—
19199—#3,222—
19187—#3,876—
191710—#2,887—
19165—#4,431—
191511—#2,534—
19148—#2,643—
19127—#2,363—
19105—#2,409—
19025—#1,799—
18976—#1,389—
18955—#1,599—
18935—#1,446—