Given name
Alfie
“one who counsels the elves”·“prepared for battle; eager and ready”
Alfie is a variant of Alfred. One English interpretation is “one who counsels the elves.” In English use, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfonso. One Italian interpretation is “prepared for battle; eager and ready.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alfie is a variant of Alfred. One English interpretation is “one who counsels the elves.” In English use, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfonso. One Italian interpretation is “prepared for battle; eager and ready.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alfie is a variant of Alfred. An origin associated with Alfred is Old English. In English use, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfonso. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfred. In English usage, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfonso.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alfie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,177
- 1,049 boys · 128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,056 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +79%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,056 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 83.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 885 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alfie’s family of names
In English usage, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfred. Alfie has a related form in Alfred. In English usage, Alfie is a diminutive of Alfonso.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alfie
- Alfie AllenBritish actorborn 1986
- Alfie JonesEnglish association football player (born 1997)
- Alfie WilliamsBritish actor (born 2011)
- Alfie BoeEnglish actor and singerborn 1973
- Alfie DeyesEnglish vloggerborn 1993
- Alfie HewettBritish wheelchair tennis playerborn 1997
- Alfie BurdenEnglish snooker playerborn 1976
- Alfie DoughtyEnglish footballerborn 1999
- Alfie McCalmontassociation football player (born 2000)
Characters named Alfie: Alfie Solomons (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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