Boy name Old English origin

Alfred

AL-fruhd · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wise counselor or elf counsel
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#838
2024 births293
Peak year1928
First appeared1880
Total US births243,558
1928 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AlAlfie
In other languages
AlfredoAlfredoAlfred

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Notable people named Alfred

King Alfred the Great
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