Alfredo
Alfredo was the 820th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 301 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 266th; the most babies were born in 1993 (1,080). Over the last ten years it has moved down 231 places. More babies were named Alfredo in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning elf counsel (Italian/Spanish Alfred) · Old English, Italian, Spanish
Say it al-FRAY-doh /ælˈfreɪdoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #820 boys, down 72 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 301boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19931,080 babies
- Total since 1880
- 57,360babies recorded
What does the name Alfredo mean?
Alfredo is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Alfred. DMNES and Wiktionary trace Alfred to Old English Ælfræd, from ælf, elf, and ræd, counsel, so "elf counsel" or "wise counsel." King Alfred of Wessex in the 9th century is the best- known early bearer. Wiktionary notes that the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo is named after the Roman restaurateur Alfredo Di Lelio. Alfredo has been used in the US since 1887.
ælf (Old English, “elf”)rǣd (Old English, “counsel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alfred, Fredo, Alfie, Fred.
See also: English names, names that mean wisdom.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alfred', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alfredo' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Alfredo
The usual nicknames for Alfredo are Fredo, Freddy and Al. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Alfredo in the last five years, 41 were named Freddy, against 35 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredo | Traditional | — | — |
| Freddy · also for Frederick, Fred | Traditional | #1,422 | 702 |
| Al · also for Alistair, Alexander, Alan | Modern | #6,822 | 59 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alfredos go by each one.
Alfredo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 285 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #820 | 301 |
| 2020 | #748 | 324 |
| 2010 | #461 | 573 |
| 2000 | #301 | 1,000 |
| 1990 | #272 | 974 |
| 1980 | #266 | 820 |
| 1970 | #329 | 576 |
| 1960 | #354 | 482 |
| 1950 | #379 | 321 |
| 1940 | #447 | 169 |
| 1930 | #340 | 268 |
| 1920 | #600 | 110 |
| 1910 | #461 | 35 |
| 1900 | #786 | 11 |
| 1890 | #999 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alfredo, counting every spelling?
Alfredo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #801 for boys in 2025, against #820 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Alfredo?
301 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alfredo (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alfredo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alfredo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alfredo?
About 46,900 people born in the US named Alfredo are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 50. That makes Alfredo mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Alfredo by state
How common Alfredo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.7×), California (2.7×), Texas (2.6×), Washington (1.5×). In 29 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alfredo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alfredo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alfredo · Sibling names for Alfredo
Questions about the name Alfredo
What does Alfredo mean?
Alfredo means “elf counsel (Italian/Spanish Alfred)” (Old English, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alfredo?
Alfredo was the 820th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 301 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 266th; the most babies were born in 1993 (1,080). Over the last ten years it has moved down 231 places. More babies were named Alfredo in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alfredo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alfredo in the US.
Where is Alfredo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alfredo was most common in Arizona (0.53 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.