Alfredo

What Alfredo means

Same root as Alfred, meaning “elf + counsel”

Doublet of Alfred || From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Alfredo” (revision 93950676) and “Alfred” (revision 93883222), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alfredo?

US: Falling: down from #589 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #3373 in 2015, #3256 now.

Biggest US share so far: 1993, when 1,080 boys got the name (#268 that year). First in the US records in 1887.

How common

• About 1 in 5,675 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 45,323 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (0.67 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.46 per 1,000 boys), TX (0.43 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Alfredo is #819 in the US and #3256 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alfredo were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Alfredo

Boys

• Francisco#322Same root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”^*
• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*
• Raul#634Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025
• Jaime#657Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 1,462 babies; 420 in 2025
• Ricardo#380Same root as Richard, meaning “king, ruler + hard, brave”^*
• Manuel#371“pillar”^*

For a sister

• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Alfredo’s. Rank is US 2025.