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Alfie

Say it AL-fee 2 syllables

Germanic · from Alfred, “elf + counsel”

Common across the UK, Ireland, and three Australian states. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

1 in 139 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 16 there.

Alfie in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 7, rare in 20.
Alfie in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales16 (up)20251,9551 in 139182020
Scotland16 (down)20251671 in 118132020
Northern Ireland23 (down)2025661 in 126152020
Ireland36 (up)20251351 in 176412020
North America
Ontario (province)Rare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Quebec (province)719 (new in the list)20255about 1 in 5,810Not listed2020
British Columbia (province)493 (up)20236about 1 in 2,1695982018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)96 (new in the list)202591Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)90 (down)202566882020
South Australia (state)89 (down)202522472020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France2,171 (up)2025101 in 30,2693,1962020
Netherlands587 (new in the list)202523about 1 in 2,893Not listed2020
Central Europe
Austria1,842 (new in the list)202511 in 38,067Not listed2020
Switzerland982 (up)202561 in 6,0001,8762020
Berlin (city)532 (new in the list)20235about 1 in 3,102Not listed2018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)659 (new in the list)20231about 1 in 6,378Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)389 (new in the list)20251about 1 in 2,876Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden452 (new in the list)202513about 1 in 3,318Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
ItalyRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Take Alfred, add the friendly ending -ie, and the result is Alfie. The meaning comes from Alfred, which is built from Germanic words for 'elf' and 'counsel'.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, AL-fee, and a cheerful, cheeky sound. Its only listed relative is Alfred itself.

Alfie is a British favourite, ranking well in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is very rare elsewhere, appearing only far down the lists in Sweden, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In French records it is a newcomer, first seen in the 2000s and at its peak right now. It is rising in more places than it is falling.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
AL-fee · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
from Alfred, “elf + counsel”
Origin
Germanic
Related names
Alfred

Alfie over time

Rising in 4 of the 10 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in France: 2025.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Alfie in England and Wales: #119 in 1996, a peak of #4 in 2009, and #16 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #119, 372 boys1997: #92, 565 boys1998: #71, 808 boys1999: #64, 899 boys2000: #57, 1,142 boys2001: #54, 1,189 boys2002: #49, 1,306 boys2003: #17, 3,450 boys2004: #25, 2,804 boys2005: #23, 3,005 boys2006: #16, 3,702 boys2007: #10, 5,017 boys2008: #6, 5,566 boys2009: #4, 5,536 boys2010: #4, 5,478 boys2011: #4, 5,524 boys2012: #7, 4,846 boys2013: #11, 4,138 boys2014: #12, 3,868 boys2015: #14, 3,540 boys2016: #14, 3,555 boys2017: #12, 3,287 boys2018: #15, 2,977 boys2019: #15, 2,785 boys2020: #18, 2,414 boys2021: #16, 2,338 boys2022: #17, 2,304 boys2023: #16, 2,111 boys2024: #16, 2,020 boys2025: #16, 1,955 boys#119 in 1996peak #4, 2009#16in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996119372
199792565
199871808
199964899
2000571,142
2001541,189
2002491,306
2003173,450
2004252,804
2005233,005
2006163,702
2007105,017
200865,566
200945,536
201045,478
201145,524
201274,846
2013114,138
2014123,868
2015143,540
2016143,555
2017123,287
2018152,977
2019152,785
2020182,414
2021162,338
2022172,304
2023162,111
2024162,020
2025161,955

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Alfie in France since 1925 were born in or after 2019. Peak: 2025, about 3 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 0 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 0 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 0.8 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 0.8 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 1.1 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 2.4 per 100,000 boys20202025: 3.3 per 100,000 boys20252025: about 1 in 30,303 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19940
1995–19990
2000–20040
2005–20090.8
2010–20140.8
2015–20191.1
2020–20242.4
20253.3

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Alfie

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Alfie, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 159, Ireland

  2. 1 in 131, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 82, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 86, Ireland

  5. 1 in 157, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 71, Ireland

  7. 1 in 467, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 143, Ireland

  9. 1 in 376, Northern Ireland

  10. 1 in 235, Ireland

All 40 brother names for Alfie

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Alfie's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Alfie Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials A.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Alfie

Sisters for Alfie: Hallie, Tilly, Poppy, and 5 more
  1. HallieRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie · Same ending as Alfie
  2. TillyRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie
  3. PoppyRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie
  4. FreyaRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie
  5. EsmeRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie
  6. AoifeRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie · Same initial as Alfie
  7. PhoebeRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie
  8. ArabellaRose and fell with Alfie · Same generation as Alfie · Same initial as Alfie

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Alfie

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Alfie's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  4. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  8. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

Famous people named Alfie

Alfie Allen, Alfie Jones, and 3 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Alfie

How popular is Alfie in England and Wales?

Alfie ranked #16 in England and Wales in 2025, given to 1,955 boys, about 1 in 139.

Is Alfie rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 4 of the 10 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: British Columbia, Berlin, Netherlands, and Sweden.

What does Alfie mean?

Alfie comes from Alfred, which means “elf + counsel”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Alfie have?

Alfie has 2 syllables: AL-fee.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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