Alfreda
Girl name · English · German · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #456 in 1925
0 babies were named Alfreda in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1881–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAlfreda first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1925, when it reached #456.
About the name Alfreda
Alfreda is a girl name of English, German and Spanish origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-eda”. US birth records list Alfreda for girls from 1881 to 2018, in 118 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked #456 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2018, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesGerman namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 49,288 girls |
| 1890s | 73 | 13,689 girls |
| 1900s | 83 | 12,101 girls |
| 1910s | 135 | 7,396 girls |
| 1920s | 161 | 6,197 girls |
| 1930s | 109 | 9,148 girls |
| 1940s | 87 | 11,456 girls |
| 1950s | 129 | 7,754 girls |
| 1960s | 92 | 10,853 girls |
| 1970s | 49 | 20,483 girls |
| 1980s | 19 | 53,305 girls |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 174,216 girls |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1,162,791 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,578,947 girls |
Other spellings of Alfreda
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Questions about the name Alfreda
What is the origin of the name Alfreda?
Alfreda has English, German, Spanish roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Alfreda a boy or girl name?
Alfreda is a girl name.
How popular is the name Alfreda?
Alfreda is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2018. It peaked at #456 in 1925.