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The baby name Alfa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæl.fə/ (AL-fuh) or /ˈɑːl.fə/ (AHL-fah).

Alfa is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /ˈæl.fə/ (AL-fuh) or /ˈɑːl.fə/ (AHL-fah)

What is the meaning of the name Alfa ?

The baby name Alfa is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæl.fə/ (AL-fuh) or /ˈɑːl.fə/ (AHL-fah).

Alfa is Greek in Origin.

Alfa is a modern international spelling of Alpha, name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Greek alpha, from Phoenician aleph, “ox”), and by extension it carries the meaning “first,” “beginning,” and “primacy.” The spelling Alfa was standardized by the ICAO/NATO phonetic alphabet to ensure global pronunciation, and it has come to feel crisp and contemporary as a given name.

As a personal name, Alfa appears in English-language records from the 19th–early 20th centuries for both sexes, often marking a firstborn; it also occurs in parts of West Africa, where Alpha/Alfa is a male name sometimes linked to Islamic scholarship. Usage today is rare but cross-cultural. Variants and relatives include Alpha (English), Alf (Scandinavian masculine), and Alva/Alvah (phonetically similar but different roots). Nicknames: Al, Alf.

Alfa has the following similar or variant Names

Alfa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HN 0 #22 1 704
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
GE 0 #44 1 997
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AO 0 #73 5 2,729
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
LT 0 #88 1 949
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
ID Boys 0 #127 9 4,130
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
LT Boys 0 #140 11 2,166
BW Boys 0 #149 6 4,685
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Sweden Girls 2011 #173 3 1,465
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
AO Boys 0 #210 33 5,568
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
TW Boys 0 #221 21 7,111
AL Girls 0 #223 5 4,141
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
MO Boys 0 #230 5 5,842
BD 0 #236 6 5,992
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
EC Boys 0 #240 7 3,322
NG 0 #241 24 5,926
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
TW Girls 0 #263 14 8,139
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #275 15 6,578
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
CZ Boys 0 #292 13 6,530
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
CN Boys 0 #309 11 9,639
PT Boys 0 #322 46 7,951
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
GH Boys 0 #329 17 8,138
GT 0 #330 9 5,948
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
HK 0 #350 8 8,483
BD Girls 0 #356 31 8,413
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
NG Boys 0 #360 1,167 16,906
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
BO 0 #372 10 6,868
GT Boys 0 #382 93 7,625
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
France Boys 2020 #389 3 2,846
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
MX 0 #399 15 8,339
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #430 5 6,867
SD Boys 0 #430 16 10,523
Austria Boys 0 #432 11 2,180
AR Boys 0 #453 15 7,628
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
PA Girls 0 #470 12 9,861
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
RU Boys 0 #471 35 12,621
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
RU Girls 0 #483 16 11,913
HK Boys 0 #486 42 12,905
GT Girls 0 #490 16 7,500
KW Girls 0 #498 18 19,177
CR Boys 0 #502 9 10,188
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
LY 0 #509 27 12,703
CM Boys 0 #510 41 12,054
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
AE Girls 0 #524 30 20,968
CM Girls 0 #528 13 11,671
UY Girls 0 #528 9 6,731
IR Boys 0 #531 22 10,162
PS Boys 0 #531 18 10,655
IR Girls 0 #539 7 8,334
BH 0 #542 12 17,937
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
BO Boys 0 #550 43 9,244
BD Boys 0 #559 18 10,045
SG Girls 0 #566 21 18,916
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
HK Girls 0 #583 33 16,104
IL Boys 0 #593 15 10,983
CL Boys 0 #597 69 13,390
IN Girls 0 #613 19 13,121
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #656 12 13,071
SG Boys 0 #663 35 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
IT 0 #689 26 4,183
QA Boys 0 #692 16 18,093
NG Girls 0 #701 86 15,093
BR Boys 0 #715 37 12,213
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #726 13 3,895
KW Boys 0 #740 30 18,755
MX Boys 0 #763 223 16,355
PE Boys 0 #764 115 14,506
TN 0 #776 54 13,765
EG Boys 0 #801 86 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #812 119 5,610
CL Girls 0 #829 23 14,098
CO Boys 0 #835 86 15,656
OM Boys 0 #864 18 17,948
SA Girls 0 #865 71 25,931
MA 0 #878 252 20,986
United States Boys 2024 #887 6 7,044
MY Boys 0 #895 218 25,439
NL Boys 0 #907 45 5,873
United States Girls 2012 #911 5 9,635
MY Girls 0 #919 76 24,821
PE Girls 0 #919 25 14,861
BR Girls 0 #926 16 12,708
Germany Boys 0 #926 27 5,697
EG Girls 0 #942 18 14,742
DZ 0 #952 225 20,130
Spain Girls 0 #959 25 5,561
CO Girls 0 #965 114 16,140
IN Boys 0 #982 20 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,007 172 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,023 161 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,051 42 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,108 34 25,928
TR 0 #1,127 85 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,140 334 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,308 139 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,489 126 28,008

Alfa is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Sweden
AE
AF

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People also ask about Alfa

Alfa is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Alfa is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈæl.fə/ (AL-fuh) or /ˈɑːl.fə/ (AHL-fah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alpha.
Across languages, Alfa has these equivalents: Aleph (Hebrew), Alif (Arabic), Alpha (Greek).
Yes — Alfa ranked #173 in Sweden in 2011, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Alfa ranks highest in Sweden (#173 in 2011).