How Many People Are Named Alf?
people named Alf are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,998,741 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,130 babies named Alf in Social Security records from 1880 to 1979, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Alf in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alf alive today is about 70 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 79 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alf first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1916, to 38 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1979.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1979
🏆 Rank History
Alf has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #460, in 1883.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #460 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,104 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alf alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alf were born in New York than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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