Is Alf a boy or girl name?

Alf is a boy’s name. Of the 1,130 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Alf

Recorded 1880–1979 · United States

Alf was most popular in 1916, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,115 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,130 people named Alf.

Alf over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alf’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alf a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alf is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,130 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org