Alferd

uhl-FURD /ɐlˈfɜːd/
boy 2 syllables fading

Alferd is a rare variant of Alfred that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Alferd is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1976. Alferd was first reported in SSA data in 1891 and peaked in 1930 (30 births).

About the name Alferd

Pronunciationuhl-FURD /ɐlˈfɜːd/
30peak births 1930
1891first in SSA data

Names similar to Alferd

How popular is Alferd?

Boys named Alferd
189119001920194019601976
Boys named Alferd per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1891–1976 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1976) 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

Alferd total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19766—#4,949
19748—#3,845
19737—#4,069
19725—#5,001
19707—#3,845
19695—#4,420
19677—#3,235
19659—#2,782
19648—#3,053
196313—#2,301
19626—#3,645
196112—#2,413
196010—#2,687
195913—#2,297
19589—#2,819
19579—#2,825
195617—#1,946
195514—#2,139
195416—#1,956
195317—#1,900
195218—#1,805
195113—#2,137
195016—#1,879
194911—#2,340
194817—#1,819
194712—#2,253
194615—#1,884
194510—#2,244
194423—#1,401
194321—#1,529
194214—#1,948
194117—#1,687
194019—#1,574
19399—#2,451
193816—#1,742
193716—#1,756
193622—#1,417
193516—#1,758
193414—#1,932
193317—#1,709
193220—#1,585
193128—#1,302
193030—#1,299
192925—#1,443
192828—#1,382
192722—#1,647
192619—#1,791
192525—#1,493
192422—#1,676
192320—#1,753
192212—#2,489
192124—#1,550
192026—#1,458
191923—#1,532
191816—#2,001
191719—#1,696
191620—#1,595
191513—#2,070
19146—#2,925
19136—#2,504
19126—#2,274
19116—#1,540
19106—#1,425
19095—#1,446
19025—#1,143
18996—#930
18915—#969