Alf

Given to 1,130 US babies since 1880 · Not recorded since 1979

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1883

15 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,130

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Alf was most popular in 1883, when 15 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.14 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Alf in 2025. Not recorded since 1979.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
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1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	5	6056
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	8	3941
1974	<5	—	8	3837
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	6	4441
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	5	4404
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	5	3966
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	9	2854
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	5	4033
1961	<5	—	5	4065
1960	<5	—	8	3077
1959	<5	—	9	2821
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	5	3993
1956	<5	—	8	2969
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	11	2449
1953	<5	—	7	3143
1952	<5	—	10	2514
1951	<5	—	6	3364
1950	<5	—	9	2580
1949	<5	—	17	1820
1948	<5	—	6	3316
1947	<5	—	13	2169
1946	<5	—	9	2534
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	9	2467
1943	<5	—	7	2964
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	7	2872
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	12	2050
1938	<5	—	13	1976
1937	<5	—	14	1913
1936	<5	—	18	1587
1935	<5	—	12	2127
1934	<5	—	16	1783
1933	<5	—	18	1644
1932	<5	—	17	1777
1931	<5	—	18	1693
1930	<5	—	19	1693
1929	<5	—	21	1611
1928	<5	—	18	1822
1927	<5	—	25	1516
1926	<5	—	17	1911
1925	<5	—	18	1870
1924	<5	—	34	1246
1923	<5	—	27	1420
1922	<5	—	18	1883
1921	<5	—	27	1448
1920	<5	—	26	1457
1919	<5	—	36	1159
1918	<5	—	32	1231
1917	<5	—	36	1113
1916	<5	—	38	1043
1915	<5	—	34	1100
1914	<5	—	27	1101
1913	<5	—	20	1146
1912	<5	—	22	970
1911	<5	—	19	732
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	6	1277
1908	<5	—	9	946
1907	<5	—	11	815
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	8	919
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	12	596
1900	<5	—	8	968
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	10	681
1896	<5	—	9	778
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	6	954
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	11	564
1890	<5	—	10	629
1889	<5	—	12	549
1888	<5	—	10	648
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	9	647
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	7	764
1883	<5	—	15	460
1882	<5	—	6	837
1881	<5	—	5	866
1880	<5	—	7	745