Alfredo

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled אלפרדו in IL Israel, FI Finland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Alfredo is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name706K records spelled Alfredo12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Brazil, Philippines

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Álfredo, Alfrědo, Älfrëdo, Ålfrēdō, Álfredó

• a separate given name121K records spelled Alfredo3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Italy, Bolivia

  Also written Álfredo, Alfrêdo

• Catalan given name64K records spelled Alfredo6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Belgium

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Alfrédo, Alfrėdo, Alfredó, Alfrēdô

• Polish given name9.0K records spelled Alfredo17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Croatia, Philippines

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Croatian

  Also written Альфредо, Алфредо, Al'Fredo

• Lao given name7.7K records spelled Alfredo15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Thailand, Spain

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Àlfrèdò, Alfrédo, Alfrédó, Alfredô, Alfredö

• Danish given name2.8K records spelled Alfredo7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Denmark, Norway, Spain

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

  Also written Álfrédó

• Korean given name2.0K records spelled Alfredo2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Peru, United Kingdom, Spain

  Also written 알프레도

82 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Alfredo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo, or any dish of this type.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, do nome germ. Alfrith; patronímico fixado na expressão figlio de Ser Alfredo

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In Italian, Di origine germanica; da al- + fridu/friede ‘pace, sicurezza’ oppure ‘consiglio’.

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• In Italian, dal germanico Alf-rad, 'consiglio degli elfi'.

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• Pace duratura

  as a name·Il grande libro dei nomi per bebè. Significato, origini, curiosità. Oltre 7000 nomi per bambine e bambini Significato,…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 138 years between 1887–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alfredo Catalanib. 1854ITItalian operatic composer (1854-1893)
• Alfredo Casellab. 1883ITItalian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1947)
• Angel Romanob. 1894UYnot in their usual nameUruguayan footballer (1893–1972)
• Alfredo Stroessnerb. 1912PYmilitary dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989
• Adolfo Pedernerab. 1918ARnot in their usual nameArgentine footballer and manager (1918–1995)
• Alfredo Di Stéfanob. 1926ARArgentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014)
• Alfredo Krausb. 1927ESSpanish tenor (1927–1999)
• Alfred Molinab. 1953GBnot in their usual nameBritish actor
• Alfredo Castrob. 1955CLChilean actor and director
• Diego Luganob. 1980UYnot in their usual nameUruguayan footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 966 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alfredo?

We estimate roughly 195 thousand people bear Alfredo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Alfredo have the most bearers?

Alfredo is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled alfredo.

How common is Alfredo compared with other names?

In Argentina, Alfredo is the 80th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Alfredo a male or female name?

Alfredo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Alfredo mean?

Recorded meaning: Spanish/Italian form of Alfred; wise counselor