Alfie

Diminutive of Alfred, English

"wise counselor"

Alfie Origin and Meaning

The name Alfie is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wise counselor".

Alfie is a Top 20 name throughout the British Isles, where retro nickname names are mega-popular, but it hasn't really been picked up in the US yet. Both Alfie and rising star Archie are spunky nickname possibilities with a bit of an English accent.

Thanks to some louche fictional characters, Alfie has long had a lovable rogue image. First there was the Michael Caine character in the 1966 eponymous film, followed by a 2004 remake starring Jude Law. In Britain, the name was given a big boost by the Alfie Moon character in the long-running soap, EastEnders. There have been several Alfie songs as well, most recently one by Lily Allen written for her little brother.

Alfie Rank in US Top 1000

# 969 in the US

Alfie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 277 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alfie

• 277 Nameberry 2025
• 16 England 2023
• 15 Scotland 2024
• 49 Ireland 2024
• 93 Australia 2024

20 Names Similar to Alfie

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• Gus
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• Freddie
• Teddy
• Otis
• Angus
• Harvey
• Otto
• Louie
• Fitz
• Monty
• Montgomery
• Quincy
• Roscoe
• Chester
• Murphy
• Amos
• Hugh

Famous People Named Alfie

• Alfred Giovanni Roncalli "Alfie" Boe English singer and actor
• Alfie Allen English actor
• Alfie Bass (born Abraham Basalinsky) English actor
• Alfie Robert John Mawson English footballer
• Alfred Lewis "Alfie" Enoch English actor
• Alfred Sidney "Alfie" Deyes English Youtuber
• Alfie Evan James Allen English actor
• Alfie McIlwain English actor
• Alfred "Alfie" Hale Irish footballer
• Alfred "Alfie" Conn Scottish footballer
• Alfie Kohn American author on education
• Alfie Mafi Australian rugby union player
• Alfie Clarke English actor
• Alfie Brown son of composer Steve Brown and actress Jan Ravens
• Alfie Oldman son of actors Gary Oldman and Lesley Manville
• Alfie Sean Foreman son of actors Jamie Foreman and Carol Harrison
• Alfie Lennon Goffey son of singers Danny Goffey and Pearl Lowe
• Alfie Owen daughter of actress Jemma Redgrave and Tim Owen
• Alfie Wojcinski (b. 2006) son of Australian rules footballer Daivd Wojcinski
• Alfie Gregson (b. 2007) son of actor Simon Gregson
• Alfie Riad Erraji (b. 2010) son of singer Natasha Hamilton and Riad Erraji
• Alfie (b. 2011) son of actress Katie Jarvis
• Alfie Hawthorn Blackwell (b. 2015) son of radio presenter Tim Blackwell
• Alfie James Pitfield (b. 2015) son of actress Catherine Tyldesley and Tom Pitfield
• Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes (b. 2003) son of actress Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes

The name Alfie in Pop Culture

• Alfred William "Alfie" Moon character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Alfie Elkins main character in "Alfie," 1966 film, remade in 2004
• Alfred "Alfie" Parker character on TV's "My Brother and Me"
• Alfie Nightingale character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Alfred “Alfie” Solomons character on TV's "Peaky Blinders"
• Alfie Wickers character on British TV series "Bad Education"
• Alfie aka Stormmagedon the Dark Lord of All character on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Alfie Knopfler character in "Cycle of the Werewolf" by Stephen King
• Alfie Lewis character on TV's "House of Anubis"
• Alfie O'Meagan character in Marvel Comics
• Alfie an excavator in animated series "Thomas and Friends"
• "Alfie " song by Lily Allen