Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Alfred
/AL · fred/
Meaning
“Elf ruler or wise counselor”
Germanic 'Aelfred' meaning 'elf ruler' or 'wise counselor'; historical (King Alfred the Great).
Nicknames
fred · alfie · ali
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Victorian classic; post-2008 vintage revival as part of 'old man names' trend; rising in UK/Australia.
The cultural moment.
Growing in UK (Alfie variant peak 2010-2015); emerging in Australia; rising in US as vintage grandfather name.