# Alfreda (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alfreda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 11,418 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 35 / 11,383 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Originally a variant of Elfreda, used as a feminine form of Alfred since the 19th century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 | 4,701 |
| 1991 | 18 | 5,186 |
| 1992 | 14 | 6,322 |
| 1993 | 10 | 8,076 |
| 1994 | 12 | 7,116 |
| 1995 | 9 | 8,786 |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,863 |
| 1997 | 6 | 12,140 |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,216 |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,497 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,232 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,220 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17,305 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,646 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,803 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 5 | 4,363 |
| 1932 | 5 | 3,787 |
| 1954 | 7 | 3,180 |
| 1957 | 6 | 3,557 |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 1978 | 5 | 5,801 |

## People named Alfreda

- Pia Zadora, American actress and singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.