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Alfreda

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Alfreda has been given to about 11,418 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 6,580
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alfreda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 363
  • Born in 20250
  • All time11,418

How popular is Alfreda?

Its best year was 1958, when 363 babies were given the name, ranking 504th. The typical living American called Alfreda is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Alfreda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Almeda0.79
  2. Freda0.74
  3. Andrea0.62
  4. Frieda0.63
  5. Alda0.63
  6. Alida0.63
  7. Althea0.62
  8. Alena0.62

Middle names for Alfreda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alfreda Rose0.89
  2. Alfreda Louise0.89
  3. Alfreda June0.88
  4. Alfreda Pearl0.88
  5. Alfreda Quinn0.88
  6. Alfreda Nell0.88

Sibling names for Alfreda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.89
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.87
  3. Louiebrother · 0.86
  4. Ramonasister · 0.85
  5. Otisbrother · 0.85
  6. Hughbrother · 0.84

Where Alfreda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alfreda White0.84
    2. Alfreda Reyes0.84
    3. Alfreda Nguyen0.84
    4. Alfreda Moore0.84
    5. Alfreda Lee0.84
    6. Alfreda Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alfreda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.