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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Alf

Alf was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 1916 (38). More babies were named Alf in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191638 babies
Total since 1880
1,130babies recorded

Alf popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,0828
1950#2,5839
1940——
1930#1,69319
1920#1,45726
1910#1,4246
1900#9718
1890#63010
1880#7477

How popular is Alf, counting every spelling?

Alf has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Alf?

About 200 people born in the US named Alf are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 59 and 79. That makes Alf a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Alf by state

How common Alf was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesND0.34Minnesota: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMN0.15Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Alf, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Alf: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alf, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Alf

How popular is the name Alf?

Alf was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 460th; the most babies were born in 1916 (38). More babies were named Alf in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Alf a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,130 boys.

Where was Alf most popular?

In 1914–1918, Alf was most common in North Dakota (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Mississippi.