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Alf

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What official birth registration shows about Alf: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1889 to #4812.199620042010201720212025#1889#4812
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1998#2901
2000#1889
2001#2220
2004#3009
2006#3385
2007#2211
2009#3227
2010#3865
2013#3822
2015#3908
2016#4810
2017#4812
2018#3959
2019#4702
2020#3334
2021#3451
2022#2755
2023#3523
2024#4270
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #260 among boys in Norway, #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #29 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in Norway in 1945.

Alf's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#22205HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#26015HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#24617HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#25816HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#21420HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#22419HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#24815HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#28015HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#26816HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#28915HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#30814HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#30614HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#27417HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4058HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#33711HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#31113HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#35910HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#3969HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#3829HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#3908HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4127HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#28513HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#24518HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#28513HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#26915HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#26517HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#19129HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#23821HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#24120HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#17534HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#21226HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#23623HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#19931HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#21130HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#22127HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#20229HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#20831HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#16841HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#18434HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#19534HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#15146HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#13553HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#13953HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#12365HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#12163HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#14848HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#12760HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#13554HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#10469HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#13554HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#11179HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#12865HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#9887HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#78119HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#74120HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#74119HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#79117HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#62135HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#70124HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#56160HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#57150HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#57157HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#57142HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#48177HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#51164HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#47167HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#49179HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#50160HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#45183HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#47184HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#45198HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#43190HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#40204HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#37224HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#39202HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#35220HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#39224HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#32256HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#37228HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#34256HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#29258HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alf is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Alf, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1945England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200019452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#29 in 1945
England and Wales1996–202521#1889 in 2000

Its high point came 55 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (2000).

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What is known about Alf

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #29 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.