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The first name Alfreda

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

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

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Alfreda at birth, 1880–2025

In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Alfreda, the 15,803rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 363 were.

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11,418
babies named Alfreda since 1880
#15,803
rank in 2018
1958
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Alfreda

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Pia Zadora
    American actress and singer, born 1954

Questions

What does the name Alfreda mean?
Originally a variant of Elfreda, used as a feminine form of Alfred since the 19th century.
Is Alfreda a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,418 US babies named Alfreda since 1880 were girls.
When was Alfreda most popular?
1958 in the United States, when 363 babies were named Alfreda, its highest rank at 504th.