Alfrida

Girls' name

English equivalent of Elfreda

Alfrida has been given to 46 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1958, with 12 recorded.

Babies named Alfrida, 1970

1 in 721,000

Alfrida over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Alfrida: meaning, origin, and history

English equivalent of Elfreda

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Alfrida means

Alfrida is a English equivalent of Elfreda.

Origin, language, and formation

Alfrida is used in Swedish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Elfreda.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 46 girls were recorded with the name Alfrida between 1916 and 1970. Its highest annual count was 12 in 1958; its best national rank was #3,546 in 1958.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Alfrida?

Alfrida had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1970, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1970: 1 in 721,000; 5 of 3,606,302 births
Among girls only: 1 in 350,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1970: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 499,941 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Alfrida sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1970 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 499,941 children born in 1970 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Alfrida. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Alfridas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Alfrida was born before 1958 — so the typical Alfrida is around 67 today.

Median birth year: 1958; About 67 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 26.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 63.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 29; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 26.1% of all recorded uses (12).

Is Alfrida rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1958 (12)
Years since peak: 67; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,546; 1958

Spellings of Alfrida

Alfrida is not the most common spelling — Alfreda is, with 30.9% against Alfrida's 0.12%.

Alfreda30.9%11,383
Frida23.0%8,491
Alida12.6%4,650
Florida9.6%3,527
Aleida5.8%2,121
Elfrieda4.0%1,487
Alfred3.5%1,292
Alfredia3.1%1,131

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Alfrida by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,546; 1958
Peak year: 1958; 12 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 1970
All-time count: 46
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Alfrida

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Alfreida Zubaida Alfiya Ruwaida Alfhild Rufaida Alfreeda Nahida Alfonso Alfonsa Sanjida Elfrida Markida Alfaretta Hrida Khalida Sharida Alfonsina Vernida Adalida Cherida Jahaida Yoshida Alfair

Sibling names for Alfrida

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Gerri Cathie Lizabeth Bonny Laureen Pamala Valorie Ginny

For a brother

Von Curtiss Russ Lonny Nicky Dwain Gerry Stan

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