Quick answers about Alford
How many people are named Alford?
An estimated 1,385 living Americans are named Alford.
How rare is Alford?
Alford fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Alford?
The median age of a living American named Alford is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 51 and 75 years old.
Is Alford still popular?
Not especially. Alford has been declining since its 1930 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Alford most common?
Alford has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 3.6× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Alford is most concentrated in Alabama — about 3.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Alford is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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