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Alfie

Gender

Male

Origin

English
elf or magical counsel; ready for battle

Pronunciation

a-lfie, al-fie

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2037, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2056, 72 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #5189, 10 births); most recent 2020 (rank #15082, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202572–
202474–
202371–
202258–
202144–
2020485
201942–
201831–
201727–
201626–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #6, 5,566 births); most recent 2025 (rank #16, 1,955 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2700, 5 births); most recent 2006 (rank #4152, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251,955–
20242,020–
20232,111–
20222,304–
20212,338–
20202,414–
20192,785–
20182,977–
20173,287–
20163,555–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202312
202211
20217
20207
20196
20183
20173
2016–
20155
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #36, 184 births); most recent 2025 (rank #38, 135 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025135
2024117
2023127
2022139
2021147
2020143
2019162
2018159
2017184
2016149

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #18, 284 births); most recent 2025 (rank #16, 167 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025167
2024196
2023182
2022243
2021224
2020233
2019261
2018249
2017275
2016257

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #17, 140 births); most recent 2025 (rank #23, 66 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202566
202482
202385
202287
202176
202089
2019117
2018116
2017106
2016139

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
2022–
2021–
20206
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence