Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Alford

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1930

Peak era

1930

Peak births

106

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19302025

Quick answers about Alford

An estimated 1,653 living Americans are named Alford.

Alford fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Alford is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 78 years old.

Not especially. Alford has been declining since its 1930 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1930

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,790

Alford last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 4,790 American boys received the name.

Alford peaked in 1930, when 106 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,790 Americans named Alford since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1930

Living profile

1,653

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age68

Core range54–78

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.