Fun Facts About the Name Alfie
- More than 1 thousand babies named Alfie: U.S. records list 1,176 babies given the name Alfie from 1880 through 2025. Even 128 girls received the name Alfie - about 1 girl for every 8 boys.
What Does the Name Alfie Mean?
Alfie is an English pet form of the name Alfred, which comes from the Old English name Ælfræd. That name is a compound of ælf, the Old English word for an elf, and ræd, meaning counsel or advice. The literal sense is therefore 'elf counsel.' Alfred is sometimes glossed more loosely as 'wise counsel,' but the first element is specifically the word for elf.
Alfie itself is not an Old English name with its own separate elements. It is a diminutive formed from the short form Alf plus the affectionate ending -ie, so its meaning is inherited from Alfred rather than created from new parts.
Alfie Name History & Origins
The parent name Alfred was used in Anglo-Saxon England. Its Old English form Ælfræd is best known from King Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex from 871 to 899. After the Norman Conquest, many Old English names became uncommon, and Alfred was later revived in England, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Short forms such as Alf and the diminutive Alfie grew up alongside Alfred in English. By the 20th century Alfie was also being given as an independent boys' name, particularly in Britain. The 1966 film Alfie, starring Michael Caine, and its title song made the name familiar to a wide audience, but the name was already in use before that film.
How Popular is the Name Alfie?
Alfie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2024. Its best rank was #916 in 1967.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #15,212 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,183 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #6,502 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,782 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #5,197 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #5,115 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #5,419 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,631 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #5,153 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,304 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,346 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,204 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #5,088 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #5,031 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,031 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,969 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,560 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #4,291 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,056 | 72 | 0.0042% |
| 2024 | #2,038 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 2023 | #2,078 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 2022 | #2,408 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2021 | #2,821 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #2,621 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #2,900 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2018 | #3,530 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #3,892 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,994 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #4,897 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #8,814 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,043 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,319 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,520 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #10,822 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,019 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,041 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,821 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #5,798 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #10,620 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,672 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,432 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,836 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,733 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,204 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,948 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1983 | #6,266 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,646 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,295 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #2,791 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #3,097 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,640 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #1,985 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #1,981 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #1,509 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1971 | #1,706 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,438 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #1,376 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1968 | #968 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1967 | #916 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 1966 | #1,966 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #3,027 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1937 | #3,533 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,689 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,204 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #3,881 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,740 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #3,994 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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