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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Alford

Alford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 417th; the most babies were born in 1930 (106). More babies were named Alford in the 1920s 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
1930106 babies
Total since 1880
4,795babies recorded

Alford popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1924.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,4145
1990#5,8418
1980#2,16224
1970#1,43834
1960#1,11649
1950#85164
1940#73869
1930#582106
1920#71383
1910#70918
1900#49022
1890#45816
1880#48214

How popular is Alford, counting every spelling?

Alford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Alford?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Alford are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 53 and 77. That makes Alford 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.

Alford by state

How common Alford was among boys born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.7×), Alabama (3.0×), Texas (2.9×), Georgia (2.4×), Kentucky (2.0×). In 38 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: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesKY0.17West 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: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesAR0.19Tennessee: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTN0.14North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOK0.13Louisiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesLA0.18Mississippi: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesMS0.38Alabama: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesAL0.25Georgia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesGA0.20Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesTX0.23Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Alford, boys, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Alford

How popular is the name Alford?

Alford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 417th; the most babies were born in 1930 (106). More babies were named Alford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Alford a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 4,790 boys.

Where was Alford most popular?

In 1928–1932, Alford was most common in Mississippi (0.38 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Texas.