boys' name ★ peaked 1993

Alfredo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #820 Trend ↓ Falling 14%

From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio.

Rank 2025
#820
among boys · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
301
named Alfredo · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,675
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1993
1,089 babies
All-time total
57,360
#464 all-time among boys
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Alfredo popularity over time

57,360 babies have been named Alfredo since 1887, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 14 14 1 – #753
1890s – 73 73 7 +421% #663
1900s – 167 167 17 +129% #464
1910s – 837 837 84 +401% #461
1920s 5 2,038 2,043 204 +144% #335
1930s – 1,942 1,942 194 -5% #340
1940s 5 2,477 2,482 248 +28% #363
1950s 30 4,042 4,072 407 +64% #346
1960s 44 4,964 5,008 501 +23% #327
1970s 66 6,578 6,644 664 +33% #274
1980s 75 7,839 7,914 791 +19% #266
1990s 60 10,110 10,170 1,017 +29% #268
2000s – 8,953 8,953 895 -12% #298
2010s – 4,993 4,993 499 -44% #461
2020s (to 2025) – 2,048 2,048 341 -32% #701

Where Alfredo 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 292 0.17 outside top 500
2027 285 0.17 outside top 500
2028 278 0.16 outside top 500
2029 273 0.16 outside top 500
2030 269 0.16 outside top 500

Where Alfredo is most popular

Boys named Alfredo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.200 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, 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 Alfredo 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
Arizona 87 0.532 +166%
California 486 0.532 +166%
Texas 459 0.521 +161%
Washington 49 0.300 +50%
Illinois 67 0.262 +31%
Colorado 32 0.248 +24%
Nevada 10 0.175 -12%
Florida 76 0.161 -20%
North Carolina 40 0.157 -22%
Georgia 38 0.150 -25%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -42%
Tennessee 17 0.094 -53%
Oregon 5 0.066 -67%
New York 28 0.065 -68%
Alabama 5 0.046 -77%
New Jersey 8 0.040 -80%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -82%
Indiana 5 0.031 -84%
Michigan 6 0.029 -85%
Virginia 5 0.026 -87%
Ohio 6 0.023 -89%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -91%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Alfredo

Alfredo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #820 in 2025 with 301 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 57,360 American babies have been named Alfredo. Its peak came in 1993, when 1,089 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Alfredo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alfredo?

The median living Alfredo is about 34 years old; half are between 22 and 50. An estimated 48 thousand people named Alfredo are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

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

Alfredo 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 – – 301 #820
2024 – – 322 #780
2023 – – 354 #743
2022 – – 376 #701
2021 – – 371 #708
2020 – – 324 #748
2019 – – 416 #646
2018 – – 440 #611
2017 – – 462 #591
2016 – – 483 #574
2015 – – 470 #589
2014 – – 526 #529
2013 – – 540 #503
2012 – – 541 #493
2011 – – 542 #486
2010 – – 573 #461
2009 – – 685 #422
2008 – – 784 #387
2007 – – 908 #350
2006 – – 939 #334
2005 – – 845 #351
2004 – – 922 #328
2003 – – 932 #318
2002 – – 958 #303
2001 – – 980 #298
2000 – – 1,000 #301
1995 5 #13,474 1,042 #270
1990 9 #8,515 974 #272
1985 7 #8,347 770 #270
1980 8 #7,433 820 #266
1975 – – 705 #274
1970 7 #6,379 576 #329
1965 9 #4,501 487 #346
1960 8 #4,776 482 #354
1955 – – 402 #364
1950 6 #4,745 321 #379
1945 – – 224 #400
1940 – – 169 #447
1935 – – 200 #384
1930 – – 268 #340
1925 – – 206 #418
1920 – – 110 #600
1915 – – 89 #609
1910 – – 35 #461
1905 – – 22 #477
1900 – – 11 #786
1895 – – 10 #686
1890 – – 5 #999
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alfredo

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

  1. 1 Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentine footballer (1926–2014) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alfredo Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner Dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989 1912–2006 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean 47th President of Argentina 1926–1987 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Alfredo Astiz Argentine military officer b. 1951 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Alfredo Ottaviani Alfredo Ottaviani Catholic cardinal 1890–1979 · 19th century
  6. 6 Alfredo Casella Alfredo Casella Italian composer, pianist, and conductor 1883–1947 · 19th century
  7. 7 Alfredo Cristiani Alfredo Cristiani President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994 b. 1947 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster Italian Catholic Benedictine monk and prelate 1880–1954 · 19th century
  9. 9 Alfredo Guzzoni Alfredo Guzzoni Italian military officer in World Wars I and II 1877–1965 · 19th century
  10. 10 Alfredo Kraus Alfredo Kraus Spanish tenor (1927–1999) Contemporary
  11. 11 Alfredo Palacio Alfredo Palacio President of Ecuador from 2005 to 2007 b. 1939 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda Italian cyclist (1902–1986) Contemporary
  13. 13 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Spanish politician 1951–2019 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Alfredo Catalani Alfredo Catalani Italian operatic composer (1854–1893) 19th century
  15. 15 Alfredo Nobre da Costa Alfredo Nobre da Costa Portuguese engineer and politician (1923–1996) Contemporary
  16. 16 Alfredo Foni Alfredo Foni Italian footballer (1911–1985) Contemporary
  17. 17 Alfredo Zitarrosa Musical artist 1936–1989 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Spanish actor (1933-2013) Contemporary
  19. 19 Alfredo Rojas Argentine footballer (1937–2023) Contemporary
  20. 20 Alfredo Ovando Candía Alfredo Ovando Candía President of Bolivia (1965–1966, 1969–1970) 1918–1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alfredo?

The median living Alfredo is about 34 years old. Half of all living Alfredos are between 22 and 50 years old.

How many people named Alfredo are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Alfredo are alive in the United States, based on 57,360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alfredo mean?

From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio.

How popular is the name Alfredo in 2025?

Alfredo ranked #820 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 301 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alfredo?

57,360 babies have been named Alfredo in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alfredo most popular?

Alfredo peaked in 1993, when 1,089 newborns received the name.

Is Alfredo a boy or girl name?

Alfredo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alfredo rising or falling?

Alfredo is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alfredo become more popular?

Alfredo is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 269 boys named Alfredo 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 Alfredo?

Well-known people named Alfredo include Alfredo Di Stéfano (soccer player), Alfredo Stroessner (politician), Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean (politician).

Names like Alfredo

Names that sound and feel close to Alfredo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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