Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Alfie

Gender Unisex · 11% girls Rank 2025 #2,056 Trend ↑ Rising 88%

A diminutive of the male given names Alfred and Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.

Rank 2025
#2,056
among boys · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
72
named Alfie · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,723
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
75 babies
All-time total
1,177
#4,980 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Alfie popularity over time

1,177 babies have been named Alfie since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 12 11 23 2 – #3,740
1920s 30 11 41 4 +78% #3,881
1930s 5 10 15 2 -63% #3,533
1940s – 12 12 1 -20% #3,027
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 24 169 193 19 – #916
1970s 52 183 235 24 +22% #1,437
1980s – 21 21 2 -91% #5,645
1990s – 29 29 3 +38% #6,431
2000s – 42 42 4 +45% #5,798
2010s – 193 193 19 +360% #2,901
2020s (to 2025) 5 368 373 62 +222% #2,029

Where Alfie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 96 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 108 0.06 outside top 500

Where Alfie is most popular

Boys named Alfie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Alfie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 31 0.072 +93%
California 57 0.062 +68%
Texas 21 0.024 -36%
Illinois 5 0.020 -47%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alfie

Alfie is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,056 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,177 American babies have been named Alfie, about 89% boys and 11% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 75 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alfie stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alfie?

The median living Alfie is about 12 years old; half are between 3 and 53. An estimated 1,000 people named Alfie are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alfie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 72 #2,056
2024 – – 75 #2,029
2023 – – 71 #2,079
2022 – – 58 #2,409
2021 – – 44 #2,822
2020 5 #15,218 48 #2,621
2019 – – 42 #2,901
2018 – – 31 #3,532
2017 – – 27 #3,892
2016 – – 26 #3,995
2015 – – 19 #4,898
2014 – – 8 #8,814
2013 – – 11 #7,045
2012 – – 13 #6,320
2011 – – 10 #7,522
2010 – – 6 #10,823
2009 – – 8 #9,021
2008 – – 8 #9,041
2007 – – 7 #9,821
2006 – – 14 #5,798
2005 – – – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 5 #10,620
2000 – – – –
1995 – – 8 #6,431
1990 – – 6 #7,204
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 8 #6,501 15 #2,640
1970 9 #5,419 34 #1,437
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 5 #4,204
1920 7 #3,969 – –
1915 5 #4,291 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alfie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alfie Allen Alfie Allen English actor (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alfie Deyes Alfie Deyes English vlogger and businessman (born 1993) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alfie Mawson Alfie Mawson English footballer (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alfie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alfie?

The median living Alfie is about 12 years old. Half of all living Alfies are between 3 and 53 years old.

How many people named Alfie are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Alfie are alive in the United States, based on 1,177 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alfie mean?

A diminutive of the male given names Alfred and Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.

How popular is the name Alfie in 2025?

Alfie ranked #2,056 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alfie?

1,177 babies have been named Alfie in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alfie most popular?

Alfie peaked in 2024, when 75 newborns received the name.

Is Alfie a boy or girl name?

Alfie is used for both: about 11% of babies named Alfie have been girls and 89% boys.

Is the name Alfie rising or falling?

Alfie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alfie become more popular?

Alfie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 boys named Alfie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alfie?

Well-known people named Alfie include Alfie Allen (actor), Alfie Deyes (youtuber), Alfie Mawson (soccer player).

Names like Alfie

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