Alford is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alford means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alford across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alford has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alford is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “old ford or Alfred's ford”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,795 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alford per year, United States (1880 to 2019). United States peaked in 1930 (106/yr).
Alford is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1930, when it ranked #1,222 nationally (given to 106 babies that year).
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