UK boy's name
Alfey
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Alfey is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Alfey popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4812, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 5 births.
This profile covers 19 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2008 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 19 living people in the UK are called Alfey. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Alfey ranked #4812 for boys in England and Wales in 2017, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 5 boys were registered as Alfey.
- • About 19 living people in the UK are estimated to have Alfey as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4812
2017
Births in 2017
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
5 births
Estimated living
19
2026
Popularity
Alfey over time
The chart below shows babies named Alfey registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Alfey, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2017, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alfey by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Alfey was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3978 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4107 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Alfey
- Alfie 86,546
- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Alfey: questions and answers
How popular is the name Alfey in the UK right now?
In 2017, Alfey was ranked #4812 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Alfey most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 5 babies registered as Alfey in England and Wales.
How many people are called Alfey in the UK?
A total of 19 babies have been registered as Alfey across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.