Boy
Alfred
Rooted in Old English, Alfred is a boy's name that means "Wise counselor". It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
Old EnglishWise counselor
Old EnglishElf counsel
Births by decade
1900s
6,380
1910s
32,783
1920s
50,458
1930s
34,593
1940s
32,128
1950s
29,876
1960s
18,791
1970s
10,644
1980s
7,508
1990s
4,736
2000s
2,920
2010s
1,896
Peaked in the 1920s · 232,713 total U.S. births since 1900