Phillip Alford
There are approximately 25 people named Phillip Alford living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Phillip with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Alford. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
25
1 in 13,710,174
Named Phillip
239K
Alive today
Named Alford
36K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 239K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 52
Estimated bearers: 36K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,140
Per 100K: 10.43
Top ancestry: White (64.0%)
First name trend
Phillip: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Phillip. The peak year was 1960 with 6,072 births. The average person named Phillip today is 52 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Alford surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Alford, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.0%.
- White64.0%
- Black or African American30.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Phillip has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0696% of the US population, based on 238,727 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Alford appears at a rate of 10.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0104%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 25 people with the full name Phillip Alford. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Phillip
FAQ
Phillip Alford: questions and answers
How many people are named Phillip Alford?
We estimate approximately 25 people in the United States share the full name Phillip Alford. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0696%) with the surname frequency (10.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Phillip Alford?
We classify Phillip Alford as "Very Rare". About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Phillip a male or female name?
Phillip is predominantly male. Out of 312,450 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Phillip profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.